Tuna Iquliq, Inuit [Baker Lake], b. 1935
Courtesy of National Museum of the American Indian
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Time Period:
1974-1974
Materials:
Steatite/soapstone
Techniques:
Carved, polished
Dimensions:
19.2 x 7.3 x 12.3 cm
Cultures:
American Indians, Arctic, Caribou Inuit (Caribou Eskimo), Central Arctic, Inuit (Canadian Eskimo), Inuit [Baker Lake], Native Americans, North America
City:
Baker Lake (Qamanittuaq)
County:
Kivalliq Region (Keewatin)
State:
Nunavut
Country:
Canada
Collection History:
Purchased by Inuit art collectors Bert Witt and Ellen Witt (1917-2007) from the Canadian Arctic Producers Co-operative Ltd. (Mississauga, Ontario) in 1975; donated to NMAI in 2001.
Source ID:
NMAI_276314
Catalog Number:
26/221
Album Name:
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