Seal hunter doll

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Date created: 1988-1989

Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Artist/Maker: Beulah Oittillian (Oktillian), Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1989; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Gambell; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA
Archipelago: Bering Sea Islands
Island Name: Saint Lawrence Island

See related items: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5763
Barcode: 255763.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Seal hunter doll
Media/Materials: Wood, sealskin/fur, sea lion gut/intestines, hide, ivory
Techniques: Carved, sewn
Dimensions: 49 x 27.8 x 10.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e68a86d3-8bbc-49d0-ba0b-ad3b2b33e7c6

Record ID: NMAI_271629