Shaman with Walrus Tusk and Spear
date: label: Date created
content: 1972
name: label: Culture/People
content: Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]
label: Artist/Maker
content: Luke Airut (Lukie/Aerut), Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik], 1942-2018
label: Previous owner
content: ADW Collection
label: Previous owner
content: Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013
label: Previous owner
content: Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007
label: Donor
content: Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt), Non-Indian, 1916-2013
label: Donor
content: Ellen Witt (Ellen Hays Witt), Non-Indian, 1917-2007
notes: label: Collection History
content: Purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from ADW in 1981; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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place: label: Place
content: Igloolik (Iglulik); Qikiqtaaluk Region (Qitirmiut, Baffin); Nunavut; Canada
label: Archipelago
content: Canadian Arctic Archipelago
label: Island Name
content: Igloolik (Iglulik) Island
label: Island Grouping
content: Baffin Island Group
setName: label: See related items
content: Inuit [Iglulik/Igloolik]
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/364
label: Barcode
content: 260364.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Shaman with Walrus Tusk and Spear
label: Object Name
content: Sculpture
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone, antler
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, pegged
label: Dimensions
content: 22.0 x 20.0 x 20.5 cm