Woman with Ulu and Fish

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Date created: 1971

Culture/People: Inuit [Pond Inlet/Mittimatalik]
Artist/Maker: Ootooa (Ootoova/Ootooa Ootooa), Inuit [Pond Inlet/Mittimatalik], b. 1930
Previous seller: Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers Co-op)
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 Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) in March 1972; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Pond Inlet (Ponds Inlet, Mittimatalik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Baffin Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Inuit [Pond Inlet/Mittimatalik]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/312
Barcode: 260312.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Woman with Ulu and Fish
Object Name: Sculpture
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 9.5 x 9.5 x 14 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64faaa822-25bd-4e3e-b28c-7ec39bc1a602

Record ID: NMAI_276405