Doll tableau

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Date created: circa 2005

Culture/People: Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Artist/Maker: Beulah Oittillian (Oktillian), Siberian Yupik [St. Lawrence Island]
Seller: Kathleen Nightingale (Kathleen Balland), Non-Indian
Previous owner: Kathleen Nightingale (Kathleen Balland), Non-Indian
Previous seller: Elmendorf Air Force Base shop

Collection History: Purchased by Kathy Nightingale (Kathleen Balland) at a shop at Elmendorf Air Force Base (Anchorage, Alaska) at an unknown date; purchased by NMAI from Kathleen Nightingale in 2012.
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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]; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8910
Barcode: 268910.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Doll tableau
Media/Materials: Walrus gut/intestine, baleen, whale bone, sealskin/fur, ivory, glass bead/beads, glue, felt-tipped marker
Techniques: Carved, sewn, strung
Dimensions: 30.0 x 23.0 x 20.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6c1086176-6274-445f-b4d5-f14d5c457531

Record ID: NMAI_407610