Seated Dwarf

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Date created: 1973

Culture/People: Inuit [Hall Beach/Sanirajak]
Artist/Maker: Isaac Nangmalik, Inuit [Hall Beach/Sanirajak], b. 1939
Previous seller: Eskimo Museum
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 Eskimo Museum (Churchill, Manitoba) in 1973; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Nunavut; Canada

See related items: Inuit [Hall Beach/Sanirajak]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/297
Barcode: 260297.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Seated Dwarf
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone, whale bone, antler
Techniques: Carved, polished, pegged
Dimensions: 6.0 x 7.0 x 5.75 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws63fc388fc-bd7a-4f3c-a8af-b98413274887

Record ID: NMAI_276390