Female Shaman

© Estate of Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut

Female Shaman

On view

Native North American Art
Princeton Collects

Female Shaman,

ca. 1985

Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓄᑕᕋᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔪᑦ, Inuit, 1914–1998; born Ennadai Lake, Canada; died Arviat, Nunavut, Canada
2022-338 a-c

Information

Title
Female Shaman
Dates

ca. 1985

Maker
Elizabeth Nutaraluk Aulatjut ᐃᓕᓴᐱ ᓄᑕᕋᓗᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᔪᑦ
Medium
Stone and caribou antler
Dimensions
55.9 × 38.1 × 15.2 cm (22 × 15 × 6 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Fred Sparling, Class of 1958, and Joyce Sparling in honor of William S. Hicks, Class of 1958
Object Number
2022-338 a-c
Culture
Native American, Inuit
Type
sculptures

Fred Sparling and Joyce Sparling, Pittsboro, North Carolina, gift; to Princeton University Art Museum, 2022.

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