Figural group

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Date created: 1960-1970

Culture/People: Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit]
Artist/Maker: Mark Uqittuq Amaamattuaq, Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit], b. 1939
Donor: Byron H. Arison, Non-Indian; Arlene Arison (Arlene Cacoso Peterson/Mrs. Byron H. Arison), Non-Indian, 1926-2016
Previous owner: Gabrielle Arison Jaffe (Mrs. Aaron J. Jaffe), Non-Indian, 1917-2007

Collection History: Formerly in the collection of Gabrielle Arison Jaffe (Mrs. Aaron J. Jaffe, 1917-2007) and inherited by her brother Byron H. Arison; donated to NMAI by Byron Arison and Arlene Arison (Arlene Cacoso Peterson, 1926-2016) in 2009.
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Place: Salluit (Sugluk); Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Herschel Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/7589
Barcode: 267589.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figural group
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone
Techniques: Carved, polished
Dimensions: 45.0 x 44.0 x 28.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6341a615b-5ca3-49fe-9fcb-8dfad87bb123

Record ID: NMAI_396804