DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Inupiaq Doll

NameDoll

Maker Tetpon Family (Inupiaq)

CultureIñupiaq

Date20th century

Place madeAnchorage, Alaska, United States, North America

MediumFur, felt, wood, leather

Dimensions10 1/4 × 6 1/2 × 3 1/8 in. (26 × 16.5 × 8 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Patricia M. Newman, A.2015.33.3

Object numberA.2015.33.3

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionDoll with wooden face and fur coat. The fur covers the back of the head as a hood and surrounds the face. Fur is gray around the head and gets whiter on the body. Around the legs, there is a band of dark brown fur. On the legs there is a band of red felt right above the boots. Family stamp on bottom of one shoe: "Made by Tetpon Family, Anchorage Alaska"