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Date created: 1960-1980

Culture/People: Inuit
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: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Nunavut; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Inuit; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/344
Barcode: 260344.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone, animal bone, sinew
Techniques: Carved, incised, drilled
Dimensions: 14.0 x 3.6 x 7.1 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws60294eeb5-bbfd-439f-87d4-9c25718a4698

Record ID: NMAI_276437