Object Details
Culture/People
Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]
Artist/Maker
Luke Anguhadluq (Angosaglo/Anguhadlug), Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq], 1895-1982; printed by James Himga (Shimgna Himga), Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq], b. 1958
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 1982; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Date created
February 9, 1982
Catalog Number
26/416
Barcode
260416.000
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
Title
The Drummer Stopped the Drum Beat
Object Name
Print
Media/Materials
Paper, ink
Techniques
Lithographed
Dimensions
101.5 x 70.0 cm
Place
Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
See related items
Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]
Painting/Drawing/Print
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_276509