Hunter Carving Seal

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Date created: 1968

Culture/People: Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit]
Artist/Maker: Tivi Ilisituk, Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit], 1933-2012
Previous owner: Ruth Berman, Non-Indian; 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: Acquired by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from Ruth Berman in 1974; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place: Salluit (Sugluk); Nord du Québec Region (Nunavik); Québec; Canada
Archipelago: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
Island Name: Herschel Island
Island Grouping: South Canadian Arctic Islands

See related items: Inuit [Sugluk/Salluit]; Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/219
Barcode: 260219.000

Object Type: Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title: Hunter Carving Seal
Object Name: Figural group
Media/Materials: Steatite/soapstone, ivory
Techniques: Carved
Dimensions: 21.6 x 16.4 x 15.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6af887dfd-8484-47c8-866d-828aa0e0ae54

Record ID: NMAI_276312