Wolf Dance: The Transformation of the Eagles into Wolves (recto); An Editor's Sanctum, from Charley and Eva's "Home in the West," published by Lee & Shepard, Boston (verso)
- Name
- Unknown (Artist)
- Title
- Wolf Dance: The Transformation of the Eagles into Wolves (recto); An Editor's Sanctum, from Charley and Eva's "Home in the West," published by Lee & Shepard, Boston (verso)
- Abstract
- Four women stand behind male dancers as they transform from eagles into wolves.
- Accession Number
- C00.1483.302
- Format
- drawings
- Culture
- Inupiaq
- Genre
- Figures (representations)
- Origin Information
- Alaska, United States
- Date
- 1890s
- Physical Description
- 1 drawing ; 6 3/16 x 9 3/8 in. (15.7 x 23.7 cm)
- Note (Medium/support)
- Pencil, brown and 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
- 12003657
- Also In
- Art Properties -- Columbia’s Art Collection Online
- Copyright Status
- No Copyright - United States
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6j2g-fk97