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Date created: 1950-1960

Culture/People: Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit]
Artist/Maker: Jimmy Kakayak (Kakayok Kakayak), Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit], b. 1917
Donor: Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian
Previous owner: Joram Piatigorsky, Non-Indian
Previous seller: Waddingtons (Waddingtons Auction House)

Collection History: Purchased by Joram Piatigorsky at an auction held by Waddington's (Toronto, Ontario) at an unknown date; donated to NMAI by Joram Piatigorsky in 2012.
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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: 26/8798
Barcode: 268798.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone, caribou antler, hide thong/babiche
Techniques: Carved, cut, polished, glued, tied
Dimensions: 26.4 x 25.4 x 14.4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c5575431-31cd-4139-8b6c-e9e775ec9acb

Record ID: NMAI_401901