Figural group
date: label: Date created
content: 1955
name: label: Culture/People
content: Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island]
label: Artist/Maker
content: Melvin Seppilu (M. Seppilu), Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island], 1932-2004
label: Previous owner
content: Charlie McAlpine, Non-Indian
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: Acquired by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from Charlie McAlpine in 1974; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Savoonga; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
label: Archipelago
content: Bering Sea Islands
label: Island Name
content: Saint Lawrence Island
setName: label: See related items
content: Siberian Yupik [Savoogna, St. Lawrence Island]
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/204
label: Barcode
content: 260204.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Figural group
label: Media/Materials
content: Ivory, animal bone
label: Techniques
content: Carved, painted, polished
label: Dimensions
content: 36.4 x 9.3 x 7.5 cm