Object Details
- Collection History
- Formerly in the collection of Beth Kelisky Olch (1899-1993); acquired from Mrs. Olch by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) in 1976; donated to NMAI by Bert and Ellen Witt in 2001.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait]
- Artist/Maker
- Kananginak Pootoogook, Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], 1935-2010
- Previous owner
- Beth K. Olch (Beth Kelisky Olch), Non-Indian, 1899-1993
- 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
- Date created
- circa 1965
- Title
- Walrus with Baby
- Object Name
- Figural group
- Media/Materials
- Serpentine, animal bone
- Techniques
- Carved, inlaid, incised
- Dimensions
- 47.0 x 24.0 x 30.0 cm
- Object Type
- Sculpture/Carving/Figures
