Shaman
date: label: Date created
content: 1971
name: label: Culture/People
content: Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]
label: Artist/Maker
content: Luke Iksiktaaryuk, Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq], 1909-1977
label: Previous seller
content: Baker Lake Co-Op
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 in 1971 by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Baker Lake Co-Op; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq); Kivalliq Region (Keewatin); Nunavut; Canada
setName: label: See related items
content: Inuit [Baker Lake/Qamani’tuaq]
label: See related items
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 26/213
label: Barcode
content: 260213.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Sculpture/Carving/Figures
physicalDescription: label: Title
content: Shaman
label: Object Name
content: Figure
label: Media/Materials
content: Antler, fur
label: Techniques
content: Carved
label: Dimensions
content: 17.7 x 16.3 x 3.5 cm