Inupiaq Doll

Maker Tetpon Family (Inupiaq)

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)

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

Object numberA.2015.33.3

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"

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