Berry Picker Doll

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Date created: circa 1960

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Ethel Washington (Napatuktoo/Agnauglugaq/Agnakluwak), Iñupiaq, 1889-1967
Collector: Merlin Hugo Menk, Non-Indian, 1922-2008
Previous owner: Merlin Hugo Menk, Non-Indian, 1922-2008; Suzanne Stevenson, Non-Indian
Donor: Suzanne Stevenson, Non-Indian
Honoree: Merlin Hugo Menk, Non-Indian, 1922-2008; Katherine Michelle Stevenson, Non-Indian

Collection History: Collected or purchased circa 1960 by Merlin H. Menk (1922-2008) and given to his daughter Suzanne Stevenson; donated to NMAI in 2007 by Suzanne Stevenson in honor of her father and her daughter, Katherine Michelle Stevenson.
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Place: Kotzebue; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/6072
Barcode: 266072.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Title: Berry Picker Doll
Object Name: Female doll
Media/Materials: Birch wood, caribou hide/skin, squirrel skin/fur (ground squirrel), fur, birchbark, ink, wool felt, glass bead/beads, sinew
Techniques: Carved, sewn, drawn, folded, stitched
Dimensions: 27.5 x 18 x 8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6bc4b2311-2531-4f98-86b8-22a585eddaf7

Record ID: NMAI_282299