Doll

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Date created: 1957

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Ethel Washington (Napatuktoo/Agnauglugaq/Agnakluwak), Iñupiaq, 1889-1967
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 1958; 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: Kotzebue; NANA Native Corporation; Alaska; USA

See related items: Iñupiaq; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
On View: NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Arctic & Subarctic

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8744
Barcode: 258744.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Doll
Media/Materials: Wood, rabbit skin/fur, ribbon, cowhide (calf), muskrat skin/fur, squirrel skin/fur (ground squirrel), ribbon, ink
Techniques: Carved, sewn, painted
Dimensions: 15.6 x 7.8 x 3 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6676b7927-a106-46a9-977f-f5b52a66f4d9

Record ID: NMAI_274692