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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1008 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man and woman carrying child, both dressed in parkas and standing beside sled hitched to team of 5 dogs; Lead dog is standing, while others are lying down; Sled is loaded with body of adult seal; Directly behind the couple are an inverted kayak on a rack, a raised dog kennel, and a log house; Snow-covered hills are shown in the distant background; Entire scene is drawn in black ink, except for mouths of man and woman, the dogs, and the seal, which are drawn in red; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1009 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting polar bear standing upright over a seal carcass on an ice flow, while a second polar bear watches from open water nearby; Large iceberg shown in distance and small group of birds is depicting in sky; Ice flow and snow draft are depicted in foreground; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1010 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo woman holding long knife and engaged in cutting up seal carcass; Immediately behind her is meat drying rack from which several pieces of meat are suspended; Scene is depicted against an empty background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.4, Length = 20.2 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1011 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting team of 5 dogs pulling sled, guided by Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and sitting on the sled; Dogs and man are all shown in left profile; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1012 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka, pants and mukluks and poised with spear while facing polar bear standing on its hind legs; Snow drifts are shown in foreground and background; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.5, Length = 20.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1013 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in parka and holding a harpoon, standing beside body of seal which he has just pulled from the water onto the ice; Snow drifts are shown in the foreground and background; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of man and seal and several blood stains on ice, all of which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1014 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting Eskimo man dressed in hooded parka and seated on sled being pulled by team of 5 dogs, all shown in left profile; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of man and dogs which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1015 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting bull moose, shown in right profile engaged in standoff against two wolves, one facing the moose head-on from the front while the second one approaches from the background on the moose's left side; Animals are shown amid short grasses in an otherwise empty landscape; Figures are done in black ink except for wolves' tongues which are red; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1016 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting an Eskimo whale hunting scene with 3 men rowing a skin-covered boat while a fourth man, standing at the prow, spears a whale in the water; Large iceberg is shown in the left background and small birds fill the sky; Entire scene is done in black ink except for mouths of the men and the point at which whale is speared, which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1017 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | Robert Mayokok (1903-1983) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1940s to 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing on white paper depicting nine Eskimo men gathered in circle and holding edges of blanket or skin on which tenth individual is being tossed into air; All men are dressed in parkas; Behind them is shown an inverted skin-covered boat on storage rack, a sled, an elevated dog kennel, and a log house with pair of sled dogs tied next to it; Snow-covered hills are shown in background; Entire scene is done in black except for men's mouths which are done in red ink; Signature "Robert Mayokok" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.5, Length = 22.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1018 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Nome | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Nome | |
Maker's Name | James Kivetoruk Moses (1903-1982) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1963 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Illustration board; Ink; Colored pencil | |
Description | Pen and ink and colored pencil drawing entitled "Old Time Eskimo Belle" depicting waist-length, frontal portrait of Eskimo woman, dressed in parka with the hood pulled down; Woman is shown in 3/4 right profile against multi-colored, sunset sky in background; Signature "Kivetoruk Moses, Nome, Alaska" is handwritten in black ink in upper right corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 19.5, Length = 27.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1020 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Anchorage | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Anchorage | |
Maker's Name | George Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1955-1961 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Caribou (?) hide; Ink; Cigarette ashes | |
Description | Untitled pen and ink drawing depicting standing Eskimo woman, shown in full frontal view from the waist up and dressed in hooded parka and carrying small child in the hood of her parka; Inverted skin boat is shown on rack in background to the left and similar empty storage platform is shown to the right; Landscape is otherwise empty except for ice floes shown in distant background, all against gray sky; Signature "Ahgupuk" is printed in lower left corner. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 25.2, Length = 20.5 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1021 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Drawing | |
Culture | Inupiat | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
County | Nome | |
Other Geographic Data | City: Nome | |
Maker's Name | James Kivetoruk Moses (1903-1982) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1963 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Illustration board; Ink; Colored pencil | |
Description | Untitled* pen and ink and colored pencil drawing on white illustration board depicting Eskimo legend of how Eskimo dancing began, as also explained in accompanying note by artist; Drawing depicts eagle flying high above earth's surface while holding Eskimo man in its talons, to free himself, man stabbed eagle with his hunting knife, fatally injuring the eagle and forcing it to land; As eagle lay dying, it told man to start dancing using eagle's heartbeat as the rhythm, later to be replaced by a drum beat; Signature" Kivetoruk Moses, Nome, Alaska" is handwritten in black ink in lower right corner. Label attached to reverse of drawing identifies the artist as being 60 years old. *Moses did several renditions of this painting, sometimes titled “Man and Eagle.†The accompanying explanatory note [in CAS accession file] for this painting, written by Moses’ wife, Bessie, is titled “No. 1 Eskimo.†| |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Length = 39.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1022 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Serigraph | |
Culture | Haida or Tlingit, possibly | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | Canada | |
State/Prov./Dist. | British Columbia | |
County | ||
Other Geographic Data | Northwest Coast | |
Maker's Name | Arthur Price, Kish Studios | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. late 1950s | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Paper; Ink | |
Description | Untitled serigraph depicting Northwest Indian mythological figures of Ena-Gwenee (Mighty One), tall man Odindza (his enemy), and Kroneydin, the wanderer (a dwarf), all printed in black and turquoise on white paper; Print is cover of menu for "Canadian Night" as noted inside; Also printed inside is notation that print is by Arthur Price, is reproduced from book "Alaska Beckons" by Dr. Marius Barbeau, and was hand silk-screened at Kish Studios, Ottawa. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 32.9, Length = 50.8 |
Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1024 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Santa Fe | |
Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1935 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Colored ink and watercolor on paper | |
Description | Untitled painting on heavy white paper depicting single standing pueblo woman in lavender dress and red shoulder blanket with green stripe and long fringe that is folded under around her feet; Woman is shown in 3/4 left profile, holding in front of her an unidentifiable katsina doll that has a blue face and brown "wings" and wears woven and embroidered shawl; Figure is shown against plain white background, with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 18.9, Length = 28.4 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1025 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Santa Fe | |
Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1935 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Colored ink and watercolor on poster board | |
Description | Untitled painting on heavy white poster board depicting single standing pueblo woman in black one shoulder dress, pink blouse, and purple shoulder blanket with yellow stripe and long fringe that is folded under around her feet; Woman is shown in 3/4 right profile, holding in front of her an unidentifiable katsina doll that has a blue face and brown "wings" and wears woven and embroidered shawl; Figure is shown against plain white background, with no attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 17.5, Length = 26.9 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1026 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Santa Fe | |
Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1940 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Tempera on paper | |
Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting pueblo Indian man dressed in moccasins, pink pants, purple shirt and brown vest sitting on black horse and holding deer fawn; Standing in front of horse is bald man in bare feet, wearing green pants, brown shirt and black vest and bottle feeding another deer fawn; Both men are shown in 3-4 right profile against plain white background with little attempt at perspective; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.4, Length = 28.7 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1027 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Navajo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Apache | |
Other Geographic Data | Community: Wide Ruins | |
Maker's Name | Beatien Yazz (Beatian Yazz, Jimmy Toddy) (b. 1928) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1948 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
Description | Untitled painting on cream-colored paper depicting rust-colored colt standing in deep snow with its head lowered and its back turned to the wind; Directly behind it are several snow-covered rocks (?) and bare-leaved shrubs; Signature "Beatian Yazz" along with copyright symbol are printed in brown paint just beneath the rocks. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.9, Length = 33.3 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1028 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
County | Santa Fe | |
Other Geographic Data | San Ildefonso Pueblo | |
Maker's Name | Awa Tsireh (Alfonso Roybal) (1898-1955) | |
Date of Manufacture | ca. 1930-1935 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Ink and watercolor on paper | |
Description | Untitled painting on white paper depicting Koshare clown running and being chased by a turkey; Both figures are shown in left profile; Koshare's body is completely painted white with horizontal black stripes and he wears brown breechclout, garters, wristlets, and neckerchief and head mask that includes 2 projecting horns painted with white and black stripes; Both figures are shown against plain white background with no attempt at perspective; Geometric pattern and yucca plant are painted in each lower corner; Signature "Awa Tsireh" is printed in black ink in lower right corner. This painting was selected by Ruth and Charles deYoung Elkus in 1962 as their annual holiday card, printed by the Grabhorn Press in San Francisco. Awa Tsireh was the cousin of Margaret Lou Gutierrez, whose work is represented in the CAS pottery collection. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.0, Length = 22.9 |
Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1029 | ![]() |
Category | Visual Arts | |
Object Name | Painting | |
Culture | Hopi | |
Global Region | North America | |
Country | USA | |
State/Prov./Dist. | Arizona | |
County | Navajo | |
Other Geographic Data | Hopi Indian Reservation; Second Mesa; Village: Shungopovi | |
Maker's Name | Otis Polelonema (Lomadamosiva) (1902-1981) | |
Date of Manufacture | 1956 | |
Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
Materials | Opaque watercolor on brown paper | |
Description | Untitled painting depicting 3 katsinam who appear in mixed dances; At left is Huhuwa (Cross-legged Katsina) dressed in kilt and black shirt with yellow flowers in his hair; In center is possibly a fox katsina, wearing sash and case mask and holding staff; At right is Kweo (Wolf Katsina) wearing a black sash apron and brown fur case mask; Signed "O. Polelonema" in lower right corner. Original catalog card records that this painting was awarded a “Prize at Santa Fe 1956.†| |
Dimensions (cm) | Width = 41.1, Length = 29.4 |
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