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Culture/People:
Inuit [Lake Harbour/Kimmirut]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Donny Pitsiulak, Inuit [Lake Harbour/Kimmirut], b. 1961  Search this
Previous seller:
Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers Co-op)  Search this
Collector:
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013  Search this
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007  Search this
Previous owner:
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013  Search this
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007  Search this
Donor:
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013  Search this
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007  Search this
Title:
Seal
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Serpentine
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
25.9 x 8.0 x 7.0 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Kimmirut, Lake Harbour; Nunavut; Canada
Date created:
1977
Collection History:
Purchased in 1977 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Catalog Number:
26/211
Barcode:
260211.000
See related items:
Inuit [Lake Harbour/Kimmirut]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bb75af53-ceeb-4921-be07-6fee96679afc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_276304