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Owl with Outstretched Wings

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    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

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    Sculpture/Carving/Figures

    On View

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    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ec8a4360-6c95-498b-b967-ff5ac3fd01f8

    Record ID

    NMAI_276456

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