Culture/People:

Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Ottochie Ashoona, Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], 1942-1970  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

Object Name:

Print

Media/Materials:

Paper, ink

Techniques:

Printed

Dimensions:

36.0 x 27.2 x 2.7 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Dorset Island

Island Grouping:

Baffin Island Group

Date created:

1962

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.

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Catalog Number:

26/244

Barcode:

260244.000

See related items:

Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6550c2c22-3308-42e9-92dd-7870a100e123

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276337