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Collector:
Caroline Van Hoose  Search this
Donor Name:
Caroline Van Hoose  Search this
Length - Object:
11 cm
Width - Object:
6.5 cm
Height - Object:
4 cm
Culture:
Eskimo, Inupiaq  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Kotzebue, Kotzebue Sound, Alaska, United States, North America
Accession Date:
10 Jan 1994
Collection Date:
Early 1930's
Notes:
CARVED STANDING ALDERWOOD (?) DOLL HAS CARVED NOSE & OPEN MOUTH. BROWS, EYES, & NOSTRILS ARE PAINTED BLACK. HAS GLUED/SEWN ON (?) DARK-BROWN FUR FOR HAIR. WEARS KNEE-LENGTH BROWN FUR PARKA W/ RUFF AT NECK, CUFFS, & BOTTOM HEM, PROBABLY GROUND SQUIRREL FUR. BAND OF CREAM-COLORED CARIBOU SKIN AT BOTTOM HEM. WEARS BROWN LEATHER MITTENS & BROWN FUR KNEE HIGH BOOTS W/ CARIBOU SKIN SOLES. CONDITION: RIP IN RIM, BACK OF HOOD. OBJECT WAS MADE BY ETHEL WASHINGTON (NAPATUKTOO), 1889-1967. MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION BY DR. STEPHEN LORING, ARTIC STUDIES, NMNH. SEE ACC. 409953 FOR COMPARISON.
Illus. Fig. 46 p. 57 of Chaussonnet, Valerie. 1995. Crossroads Alaska: native cultures of Alaska and Siberia. Washington, D.C.: Arctic Studies Center, National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution.
Record Last Modified:
19 Feb 2020
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
390932
USNM Number:
E428107-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3dd63910c-9e44-4ead-b865-3b7eb94728f3
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8460803