Pen and Ink and Ink Wash on Reindeer Skin By George Aden Ahgupuk

Item Number: 328
Time Left: CLOSED
Description
Pen and Ink on Reindeer Skin by George Twok Aden Ahgupuk (1911-2001) of an Inuit hunter tracking 2 walruses. Ahgupuk attended the government school in Noorvik when he was a child, but he only completed the fourth grade. Even then he preferred to draw pictures rather than study. As a youth, he participated in the annual reindeer roundups and hunted seal and walrus for food. Ahguppuk's home town is Shishmaref, Alaska.
Pen and Ink Drawing: 20" x 24"
Framed under Glass: 12" x 14"
This Live Event Item offers Absentee Bidding.
Special Instructions
Shipping and handling at the expense of the winning bidder.
Donated by
Margaret Harrington, MD