Male doll

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Date created: 1964

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Association, Inc. (Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Clearing House/Alaska Native Arts and Crafts Cooperative/ANAC Association, Inc.), 1937-

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from Alaska Native Arts and Crafts (Juneau, Alaska) in 1965; 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: Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5298
Barcode: 255298.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Male doll
Media/Materials: Caribou antler, fur, sealskin/fur, wool felt, hide, ink
Techniques: Carved, sewn, painted
Dimensions: 18.5 x 6.2 x 3.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws630684fa5-3d1d-49e9-a5ac-5aa8eadf0fc7

Record ID: NMAI_271163