Tlingit Indian Doll. Stuffed, felt doll w/ embroibered features. Dresed in blue and red felt dance dress, black felt leggings, beaded felt mocassins and white & red beaded headdress. BAck has downy white fur and originally had bird feathers. Hair is of fur or mohair. H = 7.75”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Juneau, Juneau Borough, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Tlingit
Culture or time period:
Tlingit
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
1969
Materials:
Feather (material) and Fur (hair material)
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 Alaska Native Arts & Crafts Clearing House, Juneau, AK