Two Men in Similar Dress Sharing a Basket of Berries (recto); Prudy's Lecture, from "Dotty Dimple at Play," published by Lee & Shepard (verso)
- Name
- Unknown (Artist)
- Title
- Two Men in Similar Dress Sharing a Basket of Berries (recto); Prudy's Lecture, from "Dotty Dimple at Play," published by Lee & Shepard (verso)
- Abstract
- The artist has not given a great deal of attention to the bowl being used by the two men depicted in this drawing, but the bowl may be the kind used specifically at feasts and ceremonials.
- Accession Number
- C00.1483.304
- Format
- drawings
- Culture
- Inupiaq
- Genre
- Figures (representations)
- Origin Information
- Alaska, United States
- Date
- 1890s
- Physical Description
- 1 drawing ; 6 3/8 x 9 1/2 in. (16 x 24 cm)
- Note (Medium/support)
- Pencil and ink 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
- 11868420
- Also In
- Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-edgw-0c23