Object Details
Culture/People
Inuit [Arviat]
Artist/Maker
Martina Pisuyui Anoee, Inuit [Arviat], b. 1933
Previous owner
Beth K. Olch (Beth Kelisky Olch), Non-Indian, 1899-1993
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
Formerly in the collection of Beth Kelisky Olch (1899-1993); acquired from Mrs. Olch by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) in 1976; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Date created
1968
Catalog Number
26/272
Barcode
260272.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Mother and Child
Object Name
Figural group
Media/Materials
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques
Carved, polished, incised
Dimensions
11.5 x 10.0 x 17.5 cm
Place
Arviat (Eskimo Point); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_276365