Object Details
Culture/People
Inuit [Repulse Bay/Naujaat]
Artist/Maker
Celina Seeleenak Putulik, Inuit [Repulse Bay/Naujaat], b. 1934
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 1971; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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Date created
1970
Catalog Number
26/363
Barcode
260363.000
Object Type
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
Title
Owl with Outstretched Wings
Object Name
Figure
Media/Materials
Whale bone
Techniques
Carved
Dimensions
37.0 x 19.0 x 27.0 cm
Place
Repulse Bay (Naujaat); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
See related items
Inuit [Repulse Bay/Naujaat]
Sculpture/Carving/Figures
On View
NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, Animals
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Link to Original Record
Record ID
NMAI_276456