Winter Camp Scene

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Date created: 1969

Culture/People: Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Artist/Maker: Pitseolak Ashoona (Pitseolak), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], 1904-1983
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 1976; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Cape Dorset (Kingait, Kinngait, Kingnait); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Dorset Island
Island Grouping: Baffin Island Group

See related items: Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/401
Barcode: 260401.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Winter Camp Scene
Object Name: Print
Media/Materials: Paper, ink
Techniques: Stone-cut printed
Dimensions: 62.2 x 53.2 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws664879111-d530-4116-9003-69a67e99b890

Record ID: NMAI_276494