Tatooed Sedna

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Date created: 1984

Culture/People: Inuit [Povungnituk/Puvirnituq]
Artist/Maker: Aliva Tuktu Tulugak, Inuit [Povungnituk/Puvirnituq], b. 1953
Previous seller: Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec
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 1984 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Fédération des coopératives du Nouveau-Québec (Montreal, Quebec); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Puvirnituq (Povungnituk); Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada

See related items: Inuit [Povungnituk/Puvirnituq]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/206
Barcode: 260206.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Tatooed Sedna
Object Name: Figure
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 14.5 x 5.3 x 6.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a09a2c1b-0f96-4cba-be05-1bbf334e8525

Record ID: NMAI_276299