Moose hide parka decorated with glass beads and sequins; cloth trousers and face; face embroidered with black thread features; blue felt head scarf; moose hide parka and boots.
Donor:
Katherine Graburn and Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection place:
Copper River, Valdez-Cordova Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Copper River
Culture or time period:
Ahtna
Collector:
Nelson H.H. Graburn
Collection date:
ca. 1972
Taxon:
Alces alces
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Represents a Copper River (Ahtena) Dene Indian woman.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 21 centimeters
Comment:
Context of use: For more information see "Images of the North" appraisal, p. 83.