Sedna - Sea Spirit

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Date created: 1970

Culture/People: Inuit [Spence Bay/Taloyoak]
Artist/Maker: Jaco Iqqiliq, Inuit [Spence Bay/Taloyoak], b. 1948
Previous owner: Ed Wegg, Non-Indian; 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 Ed Wegg Collection at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Taloyoak (Spence Bay); Kitkmeot Region (Qitirmiut); Nunavut; Canada

See related items: Inuit [Spence Bay/Taloyoak]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/320
Barcode: 260320.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Sedna - Sea Spirit
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Whale bone
Techniques: Carved, polished, incised, pegged
Dimensions: 17.3 x 3.0 x 8.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6eb8f4160-36cb-4b78-8349-01752719a9e0

Record ID: NMAI_276413