Culture/People:

Inuit [Holman/Ulukhaktok]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Helen Kalvak, Inuit [Holman/Ulukhaktok], 1901-1984  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:

Seagulls

Object Name:

Print

Media/Materials:

Paper, ink

Techniques:

Stone-cut printed, embossed

Dimensions:

61.0 x 47.0 cm

Object Type:

Painting/Drawing/Print

Place:

Ulukhaktok (Holman); Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada

Archipelago:

Canadian Arctic Archipelago

Island Name:

Victoria Island

Island Grouping:

South Canadian Arctic Islands

Date created:

1970

Collection History:

Purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from an unknown source in 1985; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.

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Catalog Number:

26/502

Barcode:

260502.000

See related items:

Inuit [Holman/Ulukhaktok]

Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69632b94c-2510-4908-b3cc-dd653baa44f7

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_276595