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Catalog Data

Culture/People:
Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Rebecca Allurut Pikuyar, Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik], b. 1939  Search this
Previous seller:
Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers Co-op)  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:
Crouching Man
Object Name:
Figure
Media/Materials:
Argillite
Techniques:
Carved, incised, polished
Dimensions:
4.0 x 4.8 x 11.2 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago:
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name:
Baffin Island
Island Grouping:
Baffin Island Group
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 Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1972; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Catalog Number:
26/354
Barcode:
260354.000
See related items:
Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ae40ab58-9b2e-4be3-9edd-88e3d8ca98d3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_276447