Inuit [Chesterfield Inlet/Igluligaardjuq] Search this
Artist/Maker:
Bertha Sinisiak Aggark (Sinnisiak/Aggak), Inuit [Chesterfield Inlet/Igluligaardjuq], b. 1926 Search this
Previous owner:
Bertha Sinisiak Aggark (Sinnisiak/Aggak), Inuit [Chesterfield Inlet/Igluligaardjuq], b. 1926 Search this
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013 Search this
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007 Search this
Donor:
Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007 Search this
Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013 Search this
Title:
Musk Ox Resting
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Steatite/soapstone, animal bone
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
9.9 x 5.4 x 4.8 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Chesterfield Inlet (Igluigaarjuk); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
Date created:
1971
Collection History:
Purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the artist in 1971; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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