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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: 26/359
Barcode: 260359.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Carved, incised, polished
Dimensions: 7.2 x 2.5 x 3.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64787b5ec-4c78-43b5-8b3c-9bd90891a3b5

Record ID: NMAI_276452