Name
Unknown (Artist)
Title
Inventory of the Regalia Used in the Eagle-Wolf Dance (recto); Getting a Donkey Up Stairs, from "The Boys of Grand Pré School," published by Lee & Shepard, Boston (verso)
Abstract
This drawing depicts elements of costumes for the Eagle-Wolf dance. Divided into a grid the drawing includes four representations of the wolf mask with a feather or sea horse in its mouth, the eagle feather headdress, and the sealskin glove with puffin beaks. To the right are profile depictions of three men.
Accession Number
C00.1483.299
Format
drawings
Culture
Inupiaq
Genre
Figures (representations)
Origin Information
Alaska, United States
Date
1890s
Physical Description
1 drawing ; 5 7/8 x 9 1/2 in. (14.8 x 24 cm)
Note (Medium/support)
Pencil, red ink and wash on paper (recto)
Note (Ownership)
The Bush Collection of Religion and Culture
Note
This drawing is part of a set made by the Inupiat people to document their ritual traditions. They likely were commissioned by missionaries, and the drawings were made on the backs of prints derived from children's books and educational manuals.
Library Location
Art Properties, Columbia University
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Catalog Record
12003654
Also In
Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-vh57-ws13