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
Persistent URL
https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-6j2g-fk97