Doll with fur garments

Maker Unknown, Yup’ik?

ClassificationsToys

DateLate 20th C

Dimensions8 1/4” H 4 3/8 W 2 D

Materials/TechniqueCloth, fur, leather/hide, pigment

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2009.38.LMA

DescriptionFemale tourism doll with cloth body, leather face with inked facial features, black leather tall boots, brown fur garment with contrasting white fur hood and trim, and a white leather belt with ALASKA printed on the front.

Place of origin / madeAlaska, USA, North America

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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