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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1229 | |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on light gray paper depicting eagle dancer shown in full frontal view in standing position with outstretched arms; Dancer wears blue beaded moccasins, beaded garters, wristlets, armlets, and belt and blue beaded or embroidered apron, eagle feather bustle, and headdress with feathered rosette and yellow horsehair roach; Row of eagle feathers form "wings" along dancer's arms; Dancer is flanked on his right by two seated women wearing buckskin dresses and shoulder blankets and on his left by a man wearing buckskin pants, beaded vest, and eagle feather head bonnet and playing hand drum; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint near lower right corner. Original catalog card reads, “Exhibited by Suzie Peters at San Francisco Museum of Art, 1942. Peters was Indian School matron/teacher at Anadarko, OK ca 1918 to ca. 1940s.” | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 64.0, Length = 50.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0920 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting (untitled) | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1935-1945 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on brown paper depicting a burial platform with shrouded body on top and the personal effects (saddle, bow and quiver of arrows, eagle feather headdress, pipe bag, and parfleche) of the deceased suspended from the platform or arranged at its base; Small fire burns beneath platform and 3 wolves are encircling in foreground; Signature "Crumbo" is printed in orange paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.7, Length = 30.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0962 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Serigraph (untitled) | |
| Culture | Creek, Potawatomi | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Oklahoma | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Crumbo, Sr. (1912-1989) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950-1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Paper; Paint | |
| Description | Untitled serigraph on paper depicting male dancer shown in 3/4 left profile (head is turned in 3/4 right profile) standing on right foot with knee bent and left leg upraised; Dancer wears elaborate plains-style dance outfit, including blue and red aprons, calico print shirt, feather bustle and large feathered rosettes on upper arms, roach with feathers in hair, beaded moccasins, garters and belt; He carries feather fan with beaded handle in right hand and horse hair (?) switch in left hand. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 26.5, Length = 33.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1180 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Collage | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Cambridge Bay | |
| Maker's Name | James Taipanak | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor and casein (?) on paper; Glue | |
| Description | Untitled collage on paper depicting landscape scene; Alaskan coastline (?) is painted in green and gray with blue ocean shown at bottom of painting; 2 paper cutout figures in shape of standing Eskimos dressed in parkas, pants, and mukluks are placed within the landscape; Collage is unsigned; "Eskimo, Cambridge Bay, 40 yrs." is handwritten in ink on reverse of blue paper backing (same handwriting as for Louis Taptuma paintings). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 30.1, Length = 22.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1181 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Collage | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Read Island | |
| Maker's Name | Louis Taptuma (Lapluma or Laptuma?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor and cutouts on paper | |
| Description | Untitled collage and painting on paper depicting landscape scene, possibly of eroding seaside cliffs on sides of volcanoes; Blue sky and blue ocean waters are depicted above and below, respectively, a brown band with vertical gullies and black caprocks; Signature "Louis Taptuma (possibly Lapluma or Laptuma) is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing (same handwriting as for James Taipanak paintings). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 31.0, Length = 22.4 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1182 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Collage | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Cambridge Bay | |
| Maker's Name | James Taipanak | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Watercolor on paper; Paper cutouts; Glue | |
| Description | Untitled collage and painting on paper depicting paper cutout of Eskimo man dressed in red parka and turquoise colored pants carrying rifle and standing on shoreline of water body while pair of paper cutout birds swim offshore; Impressionistic landscape in colors of gray and yellow against green sky with sun and single-lined red rainbow (?) are shown in background; Signature "James Taipanak, 40 yrs., Cambridge Bay" is handwritten in blue ink on reverse of cardboard backing (same handwriting as for Louis Taptuma paintings). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 35.2, Length = 22.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1179 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Northwest Territories | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Read Island | |
| Maker's Name | Louis Taptuma (Lapluma or Laptuma?) | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Pastel chalk and charcoal on construction paper | |
| Description | Untitled abstract (?) drawing on gray construction paper, possibly representing a rainstorm; 2 gray areas with vertical strokes against turquoise colored background intersect with gray area along bottom with horizontal strokes; Signature "Louis Taptuma [possibly Lapluma or Laptuma], Eskimo, 52 years, Read Is. N.W. Territories" is handwritten in pencil in lower right corner on reverse (same handwriting as for James Taipanak paintings). | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.8, Length = 20.4 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1175 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Povungnituk | |
| Maker's Name | Kuanana | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title, depicting standing Eskimo man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluks and holding bow and arrows in right hand and goose in left hand; Smaller goose is depicted above man's right shoulder and unidentified quadruped is depicted beneath his feet; Images are all printed in black ink and outlined with negative silhouettes; "18/30, 1962" are hand printed in pencil below image, along with additional information (title, artist's name, etc.?) which are printed in Inuit characters. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 38.8, Length = 55.1 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1155 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Povungnituk | |
| Maker's Name | Mikpiga | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title depicting two running caribou rendered in the style of cave paintings and printed in black ink; "21/25, 1962" are hand printed in pencil below image along with additional information in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.2, Length = 29.6 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1159 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Stone cut print | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Canada | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Quebec | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Povungnituk | |
| Maker's Name | Juanisialu | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1962 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | Stone cut print on white paper with undetermined title, depicting Eskimo man dressed in parka, pants, and mukluk and carrying harpoon in right hand and leash in his left hand, leading to dog in front of him which is approaching body of small seal; Owl (?) appears overhead, and at far left is unidentified object, marked with Inuit characters; "26/30, 1962" is hand printed in pencil below image along with additional information printed in Inuit characters; Embossed chop mark of printer appears in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 55.3, Length = 39.2 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0232-0050 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Scrimshaw (whale mandible) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Bone: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) mandible; Ink | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 29.6, Thickness = 10.5, Length = 86.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-0450 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Scrimshaw (whale tooth) | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | unknown | |
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Ivory: sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) tooth; Ink | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 2.3, Width = 1.6, Length = 11.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0017-0001 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Block print | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Northwest Arctic | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Kivalina | |
| Maker's Name | Annie Sage | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.2, Length = 30.3 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0017-0002 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Block print | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Northwest Arctic | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Kivalina | |
| Maker's Name | Anita Swan | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.5, Length = 30.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0017-0003 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Block print | |
| Culture | Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Alaska | |
| County | Northwest Arctic | |
| Other Geographic Data | Village: Kivalina | |
| Maker's Name | Hilda Swan | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1979 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Ink on paper | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 36.7, Length = 30.1 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1988-0009-0059 |  |
| Category | Carvings; Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Picture frame | |
| Culture | Filipino | |
| Global Region | Southeast Asia | |
| Country | Philippines | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | ||
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | ||
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1904-1907 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood | |
| Description | ||
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 24.5, Thickness = 1.3, Length = 32.5 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2010-0004-0002 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Drawing | |
| Culture | Fort Sill Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1978 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Paper; Charcoal | |
| Description | Charcoal drawing on paper, entitled “Plains Ceremonial”, depicting Plains Indian man and woman shown with their backs to the viewer; Both are wearing blankets and the man is holding a feather dance fan; A row of other dancers or spectators and several tipis can be faintly seen in the background; Artist’s signature “Houser” is printed in charcoal in the lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 45.7, Length = 61.0 | |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1203 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Fort Sill Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1960 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Tempera on paper | |
| Description | Painting entitled "Searching for the Enemy" depicting 9 Apache warriors mounted on galloping horses riding across low hills devoid of vegetation except for low bushes and one juniper tree in lower right foreground; Warriors are all shirtless and wear moccasins, white pants, and/or breechclouts; Principle subject depicted in foreground is reeling his pinto steed to his left and he wears a war cap, indicating he may be the leader; He also carries rifle, whereas others are armed with bows and arrows and spears; Signature "Allan Houser 60" is printed in red paint in lower right corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 99.0, Length = 76.3 | |
| Catalog Number | CAS 0370-1141 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Fort Sill Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1950 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Casein on paper | |
| Description | Untitled painting on gray paper depicting single Apache Gans or Crown Dancer figure shown in full front animated dance pose; Dancer is dressed in high moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt and dark blue cloth mask, crowned by white double barred wooden cross painted with geometric patterns; Figure's upper body is painted dark blue with white markings and long red ribbon with attached feathers trails from each upper arm; Dancer carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Allan Houser -50-" is printed in black ink in lower left corner. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 40.8, Length = 62.3 |
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0370-1030 |  |
| Category | Visual Arts | |
| Object Name | Painting | |
| Culture | Fort Sill Apache | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | New Mexico | |
| County | Santa Fe | |
| Other Geographic Data | City: Santa Fe | |
| Maker's Name | Allan C. Houser (Haozous) (1915-1994) | |
| Date of Manufacture | 1937 | |
| Collection Name | Elkus Collection (Native American) | |
| Materials | Opaque watercolor on paper | |
| Description | Painting on paper entitled "Sacred Apache Fire Dancer" depicting Apache Gans or Crown Dancer, shown in 3/4 left profile; Figure wears high buckskin moccasins, fringed buckskin kilt, and black cloth head and face mask with triangular crown of wooden slats painted with eagle and geometric motifs; Dancer's upper body is painted black with white markings and long red streamers trail from both upper arms; Dancer carries wooden sword in each hand; Signature "Houser-37" is printed in red paint in lower right corner; "Sacred Apache Fire Dancer, Allan C. Houser Indian name Ha-Oz-Ous meaning Pulling Roots, Price [erased]" is printed in pencil on reverse. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 23.5, Length = 30.6 | |
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