Sliding in the Sun

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Date created: 1972

Culture/People: Inuit [Holman/Ulukhaktok]
Artist/Maker: Peter Aliknak (Aliknik/Aliknok/Alex Banksland Aliknak/Apiknok Aliknak), Inuit [Holman/Ulukhaktok], 1928-1998
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 1973; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Ulukhaktok (Holman); Inuvialuit Settlement Region; Northwest Territories; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Victoria Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Inuit [Holman/Ulukhaktok]; Painting/Drawing/Print

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/450
Barcode: 260450.000

Object Type: Painting/Drawing/Print

Title: Sliding in the Sun
Object Name: Print
Media/Materials: Paper, ink
Techniques: Stone-cut printed, embossed
Dimensions: 60.5 x 46.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d937a2dd-3965-4886-be96-32c7d85e04e6

Record ID: NMAI_276543