Bear and Walrus

Date created
1974
Culture/People
Inuit [Arviat]
Artist/Maker
Jacob Irkok, Inuit [Arviat], 1937-2009
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 1975; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Place
Arviat (Eskimo Point); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada (inferred)
See related items
Inuit [Arviat]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/378
Barcode
260378.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Bear and Walrus
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone, animal bone
Techniques
Carved, incised, pegged
Dimensions
31.0 x 32.0 x 25.0 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f6483377-9738-4535-89d3-9958d2fef335
Record ID
NMAI_276471