Crouching Man

Date created
1971
Culture/People
Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]
Artist/Maker
Rebecca Allurut Pikuyar, Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik], b. 1939
Previous seller
Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers 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 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1972; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place
Arctic Bay (Ikpiarjuk); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
Archipelago
Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name
Baffin Island
Island Grouping
Baffin Island Group
See related items
Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/354
Barcode
260354.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Crouching Man
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Argillite
Techniques
Carved, incised, polished
Dimensions
4.0 x 4.8 x 11.2 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ae40ab58-9b2e-4be3-9edd-88e3d8ca98d3
Record ID
NMAI_276447