Two-Headed Figure

Date created
1974
Culture/People
Inuit [Pannirtuq/Pangnirtung]
Artist/Maker
Paloosie Karpik, Inuit [Pannirtuq/Pangnirtung], 1911-1988
Previous seller
Snow Goose Gallery
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 in 1974 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Snow Goose Gallery (Ottawa, Ontario); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place
Pangnirtung (Panniqtuuq, Pangniqtuuq); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name
Baffin Island
Island Grouping
Baffin Island Group
See related items
Inuit [Pannirtuq/Pangnirtung]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/212
Barcode
260212.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Two-Headed Figure
Object Name
Sculpture
Media/Materials
Whale bone
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
22.0 x 6.4 x 25.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws623b15659-0b6d-4926-bfe7-957a961ce8d6
Record ID
NMAI_276305