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Culture/People:
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]  Search this
Artist/Maker:
Eliyah Padluq (Eliyah), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], b. 1941  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:
Whale and Seal
Object Name:
Figural group
Media/Materials:
Serpentine
Techniques:
Carved
Dimensions:
46.0 x 34.0 x 29.0 cm
Object Type:
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Place:
Nunavut; Canada (inferred)
Date created:
1978-1979
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 1979; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Catalog Number:
26/385
Barcode:
260385.000
See related items:
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source:
National Museum of the American Indian
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws689c9300c-26e0-4036-817b-76a751e88fcc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:NMAI_276478