Figural group

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Date created: 1978

Culture/People: Inuit [Payne Bay/Bellin/Kangirsuk]
Artist/Maker: Thomassie Kudluk, Inuit [Payne Bay/Bellin/Kangirsuk], 1910-1989
Previous seller: Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec
Previous owner: Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013; Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007
Donor: Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013; Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007

Collection History: Purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (Montreal, Quebec) in 1979; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Kangirsuk (Payne Bay); Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada

See related items: Inuit [Payne Bay/Bellin/Kangirsuk]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/300
Barcode: 260300.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figural group
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone, crayon
Techniques: Carved, polished, incised
Dimensions: 10.1 x 6.0 x 8.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a544fa59-7a72-4fd9-86cb-59c3960d488e

Record ID: NMAI_276393