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:
Two-Headed Figure
Object Name:
Sculpture
Media/Materials:
Whale bone
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
22.0 x 6.4 x 25.5 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Pangnirtung (Panniqtuuq, Pangniqtuuq); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name:
Baffin Island
Island Grouping:
Baffin Island Group
Date created:
1974
Collection History:
Purchased in 1974 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Snow Goose Gallery (Ottawa, Ontario); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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