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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71725, described as Eskimo bone doll. Face with carved nose and three holes for eyes and mouth. Arms and legs tied to body with twine. The body is of one kind of bone - perhaps antler of deer or seal. Arms and legs look more like sea animal, seal or whale. H = 3.75”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71771, described as Male hunter doll. Figure dressed in traditional water proof and windproof seal/walrus intestine parka. Has a bleadched sealskin face with embroidered features and appliqued nose. Soft sealskin body, crimped seal soled mukluks. His seal skin hair is cut in traditional Siberian style, bald on top, with fringe around the head. Park is entirely hand sewn. It has seal fur at the ends of each arm and around the bottom of the parka. It is bleached white, sewn with sinew. Has a suede belt tied around waist. H = 34.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71727, described as Alaskan Eskimo man doll. Skin doll with embroidered features. Said to be stuffed with moss. Skin face has appliqued nose. Dressed in mukluks; red lowers, sealskin uppers, red flannel around knees. Sealskin trousers; hair outside, decorated with bandsof sealskin bleached white by frost, and sinew stitching. Fur around face. Red leather knife sheath attached to belt. H = 9.5”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71723, described as Alaskan Eskimo doll. Carved reindeer horn, painted features and hair. Dressed in sealskin parka, pants and mukluks. The parka has the arms attached to it, so that when it is removed the figure is armless.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71719a,b, described as Alaskan Eskimo woman doll. Stuffed doll with flat leather face, inked features. Dressed in leather leggings and moccasins [all in one], and brown fur parka of dog or calf skin. White fur ruff around face and cuffs. Leather belt or tie around neck. H = 9”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71722, described as Eskimo man doll. Stuffed cloth doll, with head of ceramic material, molded and painted feathers and hair. Dressed in sealskin parka, brown fabric trousers, red leggings and light tan mukluks, and a red and yellow yarn belt. Has leather hands. Height: 10 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71715, described as (a) Alaskan Eskimo groom doll. Stuffed body with carved wood face and painted features. Dressed in short mukluks with red trim. The fur parka of brown sealskin which has decorative tufts of wool, pink yarn strands and fur, with yellow and blue beads around hem. Mukluks decorated with red, green and white beads on front. H = 11”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71714, described as St. Lawerence Island Eskimo doll. Leather, stuffed doll with leather face; embroidered features, black human hair. Dressed in furs; brown and white mukluks with green felt band at top. Brown suede jacket with fur cuffs. Pearl earrings; beaded bangles tied to braids. H = 11”

Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71717, described as Kaialigmuit Eskimo woman doll. Cloth stuffed body with leather face, embroidered features and real black hair. Dressed in big, heavy sealskin boots to the knees, over khaki trousers. Wears a dull rose, brown and blue print kuspuk trimmed with goat hair around the hood, seal skin hands and seal fur cuffs. Head scarf is of same material as kuspuk. H = 10”.