• Format/Object name:

    Male doll

  • Date created:

    1957-1958

  • Artists/Makers:

    Ethel Washington (Napatuktoo/Agnauglugaq/Agnakluwak), Inupiaq (Alaskan Inupiat Eskimo), 1889-1967

  • Place:

    Kotzebue; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

  • Media/Materials:

    Wood, squirrel skin/fur (ground squirrel), cowhide (calf), ermine skin/fur, beaver skin/fur, sealskin/fur, commercially tanned leather, baleen, felt, ink

  • Techniques:

    Sewn, carved, painted

  • Collection History/Provenance:

    Purchased from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Juneau, Alaska) by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives in 1958; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.

  • Dimensions:

    31.5 x 11 x 7 cm

  • Catalog number:

    25/8742

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