Mother Seal with Two Babies

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Date created: 1978-1979

Culture/People: Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Artist/Maker: Timangiak Petaulassie, Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], b. 1940
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 1979; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Nunavut; Canada (inferred)

See related items: Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/393
Barcode: 260393.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Mother Seal with Two Babies
Object Name: Sculpture
Media/Materials: Serpentine
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 33.0 x 16.0 x 38.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69e927b87-f751-45dd-a2d4-55821feae42a

Record ID: NMAI_276486