Female doll with baby
Maker
Unknown, Inuit (Nunavut)
Date20th C
MediumGlass beads, cotton, cloth, fur, leather/hide, yarn, wool and cotton cloth, embroidery thread, ribbon
Dimensions14 1/4” mother; c. 16” with baby in parka
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Jordan Kerber and Mary Moran
Object numberNA2009.01.KER
DescriptionMother and child doll, both with cloth bodies and duffle faces. The mother wears a “packing parka” in which the baby is carried in the large hood. The leather mittens and hood of the embroidered white woolen (stroud) amautik are trimmed with fur. Underneath, the mother wears a flowered cotton print skirt, pink woolen socks, and leather boots (kamiks) with sealskin trim. Both mother and child have embroidered faces and black braided yarn hair. Baby is removable.
ClassificationsToys
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