Doll

Museum number:
2-71716
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
C140 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Alaskan Eskimo male doll. Stuffed body, carved ivory face with painted features and black wool hair. Dressed in parka of seal hair, with rabbit trim. Green trim around the legs. H = 9.5”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Teller, Nome Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Alaska, Bering Strait, Teller area, Eskimo. Made by Ruth Mosquito, said to be one of the last of the doll makers. Face carved by her husband
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Maker or artist:
Ruth Mosquito
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
August 1971
Materials:
Ivory (material), Paint (coating), Rabbit fur, Skin (collagenous material), Suede, and Wool (textile)
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 Ruth Mostuito in Teller, Alaska, Native Arts and Crafts center. Gift to Jane Gregory from Mrs Rachel Nichols, of Berkeley, CA.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71716, described as Alaskan Eskimo male doll. Stuffed body, carved ivory face with painted features and black wool hair. Dressed in parka of seal hair, with rabbit trim. Green trim around the legs. H = 9.5”.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71716, described as Alaskan Eskimo male doll. Stuffed body, carved ivory face with painted features and black wool hair. Dressed in parka of seal hair, with rabbit trim. Green trim around the legs. H = 9.5”.

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