Kotzebue, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
9 Apr 1996
Collection Date:
1950
Notes:
"MOTHER" DOLL. PART OF A SET INCLUDING FATHER (CAT.# 427386), MOTHER, AND CHILD (CAT.# 427388). WOODEN HEAD AND LEGS. DRESSED IN A PARKA OF GROUND SQUIRREL FUR, TRIMMED WITH CARIBOU AND RED WOOL. BOOTS OF CARIBOU FUR AND SKIN SOLES (PROBABLY SEALSKIN). CARRYING A BIRCH BARK BUCKET IN HER LEFT HAND AND A WOODEN SPOON IN HER RIGHT HAND. MADE BY ETHEL WASHINGTON, SUMMER, 1950, FOR SALE TO TOURISTS. (NOTE: MATERIALS IDENTIFIED BY STEPHEN LORING, ARCTIC STUDIES CENTER, 1996).