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.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Nome, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Alaska, Kaviagmuit [Kawerakmute]. Made by Agnes Noyadkk, of Teller, Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo and Inupiaq Eskimo
Maker or artist:
Agnes Noyadkk
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
August 1978
Materials:
Horn (animal material), Paint (coating), and Sealskin
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Purchased from Bering Straits Eskimo Arts and Crafts, Nome, Alaska for $37.50. This type of doll now made by Vincent and Moly Tacktoo, Inupiat Eskimos.