Shaman

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Date created: 1971

Culture/People: Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]
Artist/Maker: Luke Iksiktaaryuk, Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq], 1909-1977
Previous seller: Baker Lake Co-Op
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 1971 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Baker Lake Co-Op; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada

See related items: Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/213
Barcode: 260213.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Shaman
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Antler, fur
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 17.7 x 16.3 x 3.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67b8fd6c7-a459-4966-ad55-f485f88d9459

Record ID: NMAI_276306