DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Doll

NameToy

CultureTlingit

Datec. 1965

Place madeAlaska, United States, North America

MediumHide, sealskin, beads, buttons, felt

DimensionsOverall: 11 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/8 in. (28 x 21 x 13 cm)

Credit LineGift of the Girard Foundation Collection, Museum of International Folk Art, A.1983.9.230V

Object numberA.1983.9.230V

Description“Tlingit Shaman Doll” on the label. Sewn and stuffed leather body with a felt head, yarn hair, and embroidered face. Wearing a deerskin tunic over leggings, sealsking moccasins, blue felt hat shaped like horse head, and a red and blue cape with a button trim. Beaded eagle.