Bird in Flight

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Date created: 1972

Culture/People: Inuit [Gjoa Haven/Uqsuqtuuq]
Artist/Maker: Joata Suqslak (Suqslaq), Inuit [Gjoa Haven/Uqsuqtuuq], 1918-1986
Previous owner: Goldsmith Collection; 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: Acquired by the Goldsmith Collection in 1973; subsequently purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Goldsmith Collection in 1982; 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 [Gjoa Haven/Uqsuqtuuq]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/334
Barcode: 260334.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Bird in Flight
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Antler, whale bone
Techniques: Carved, incised
Dimensions: 6.0 x 10.3 x 10.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws68745a0c4-9b38-4ac6-a118-7a318535a058

Record ID: NMAI_276427