doll with fur clothing

Artist Lillian Tetpon (Inupiaq/Inuit)

MediumCloth, fur, leather/hide, pigment, yarn,

Dimensions11 1/2” H x 5 1/2” W

Signed“Lillian Tetpon” right underside of parka

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2011.14.LMA

DescriptionFemale doll dressed in soft fur (rabbit?) with coarser fur (seal?) mittens and undergarment. Also wearing dark brown leather belt and boots with red felt trim. Leather face with hand drawn features and yarn hair.

ClassificationsToys

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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