Sea Spirit and Inuk
date: label: Date created
content: 1973
name: label: Culture/People
content: Inuit [Rankin Inlet/Kangiqliniq]
label: Artist/Maker
content: Nicholas Ikkuti, Inuit [Rankin Inlet/Kangiqliniq], b. 1920
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) at Rankin Inlet in 1973; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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place: label: Place
content: Rankin Inlet (Kangiqiniq); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Inuit [Rankin Inlet/Kangiqliniq]
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/234
label: Barcode
content: 260234.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Sea Spirit and Inuk
label: Object Name
content: Sculpture
label: Media/Materials
content: Steatite/soapstone, antler
label: Techniques
content: Carved, incised, pegged, inlaid
label: Dimensions
content: 30.3 x 23.5 x 17.3 cm