Bird People

Date created
1963
Culture/People
Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
Artist/Maker
Kenojuak Ashevak (Kenojuak), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], 1927-2013
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
Formerly in the collection of Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007); 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
26/245
Barcode
260245.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
Bird People
Object Name
Print
Media/Materials
Paper, ink
Techniques
Printed, embossed
Dimensions
53.8 x 48.6 x 2.7 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6077d47b3-9c50-4ae2-afcf-ab002d150dfd
Record ID
NMAI_276338