Dream of Motherhood

Object Details

Collection History
Purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt (Mervin Herbert Witt, 1916-2013) and his wife Ellen Hays Witt (1917-2007) from the Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1972; 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
Pitseolak Ashoona (Pitseolak), Inuit [Cape Dorset/Kinngait], 1904-1983
Previous seller
Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (CAP/Canadian Arctic Producers/Canadian Arctic Producers Co-op)
Previous owner
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
1969
Title
Dream of Motherhood
Object Name
Print
Media/Materials
Paper, ink
Techniques
Stone-cut printed
Dimensions
87.9 x 62.2 cm
Object Type
Painting/Drawing/Print
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