Doll

NameDoll

CultureYup'ik

Date1920-1972

Place madeNapakiak, Alaska, United States, North America

MediumLeather, thread, fur seal, muskrat, land otter, hair seal, beaver, seal skin, wood, paint, reindeer hide, metal

Dimensions8 1/4 × 3 1/16 × 4 1/16 in. (21 × 7.75 × 10.3 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.2015.28.78

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionMan with brown face with black eyes, nose, and mouth. The coat is light grey fur on the torso and arms with brown fur around the edge of the hood, the cuffs of the sleeves, and the bottom of the coat. The pants are white fur with brown spots. The boots are dark brown fur with white tips on the tops and leather on the bottom. There is a spear in the right hand with a light brown fish attached to it. He has a leather bag with a strap around his neck. The doll is on a wooden base with a wooden fish on the edge.