DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Inupiaq doll, mother and child

NameDoll

Maker Maggie Komonaseak

CultureIñupiaq

Date2nd half, 20th century

Place madeWales, Alaska, United States, North America

MediumRabbit fur, seal skin, leather, beads, ivory, cloth

Dimensions10 5/8 × 7 1/2 × 1 15/16 in. (27 × 19 × 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Patricia M. Newman, A.2015.33.4

Object numberA.2015.33.4

DescriptionDoll of woman carrying child on her back. Faces are ivory with inked and engraved features. Fur around the face is white. Fur on the body and arms of the woman is darker brown. Around the legs are bands of beaded leather and right below are strips of white fur. Fur is in poor condition. Signed by the artist on the bottom of one of the feet.