Owl

There are restrictions for re-using this image. For more information, visit the Smithsonian's Terms of Use page .

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more.

View manifest View in Mirador Viewer

Object Details

Culture/People

Inuit [Repulse Bay/Naujaat]

Artist/Maker

Lucie Angalakte Mapsalak, Inuit [Repulse Bay/Naujaat], b. 1931

Previous seller

Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers Co-op)

Collector

Anne Ferguson, Non-Indian

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 Anne Ferguson from the Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1972; subsequently given by Ferguson to Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007); donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.

Contact Us

Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement

Date created

1972

Catalog Number

26/341

Barcode

260341.000

Object Type

Sculpture/Carving/Figures

Title

Owl

Object Name

Figure

Media/Materials

Ivory, sinew

Techniques

Carved, incised, polished

Dimensions

2.1 x 3.5 x 5.2 cm

Place

Repulse Bay (Naujaat); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada

See related items