Mother and child doll

NameDoll

CultureInuit?

Date1920-1972

Place madeUnited States, North America

Place madeCanada, North America

MediumWood, paint, glass seed beads, nails, hair seal, leather, deer hair

Dimensions10 1/4 × 3 15/16 × 2 3/8 in. (26 × 10 × 6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Betsy Grant, Lisa Hendrickson and Deborah Kinder, from the Crandall Collection, A.2015.28.

Object numberA.2015.28.69

DescriptionThe female's face is carved wood and has painted black hair, eyebrows, and chin . She wears a shirt or parka with white fur is around the face, medium brown torso, and dark brown and white fur at the bottom. The arms are leather and the feet are carved wood. There is a carved wood baby in a light brown fur carrier on her back. It has painted black eyes, hair, and an open mouth.