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”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Alaska, Skagway or Juneau, possibly Chugachigmuit
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
6/28/1981
Materials:
Fur (hair material) and Leather
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 Maggie Haws in Walnut Creek, CA for $35. Said to have been bought in the 1950s in Skagway or Juneau. Possibly Southern Alaskan Eskimo, perhaps Chugachigmuit.