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Inuit doll
Medium: leather, fur, metal, ceramic/glass
Classification: Recreational Artifacts
Credit Line: Museum Collection
Object number: 1973.87 LA
DescriptionInuit doll mounted on stand. Clad in deerskin parka and trousers, stuffed with soft material. Seal fur on wrists, edge of hood, and bottom of parka. Has no feet or hands but holds a long wooden knife. Stands on a wooden stand (factory made ?). Face is baked clay or porcelain with the features painted on. The leather is stitched with thread.
11/04 Male with black hair and mustache dressed in leather parka trimmed on hood, wrists and hem with fur. Leather pants. Feet are brass tacks with white residue on top.
11/04 Male with black hair and mustache dressed in leather parka trimmed on hood, wrists and hem with fur. Leather pants. Feet are brass tacks with white residue on top.
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