Male doll

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Date created: circa 2005

Culture/People: Iñupiaq
Artist/Maker: Emma Olanna, Iñupiaq, b. 1937 and Elliot Olanna, Iñupiaq, 1926-2008
Previous seller: Alaska Native Arts Foundation, 2002-2016
Previous owner: Kathleen Nightingale (Kathleen Balland), Non-Indian
Seller: Kathleen Nightingale (Kathleen Balland), Non-Indian

Collection History: Purchased by Kathy Nightingale (Kathleen Balland) from the Alaska Native Arts Foundation (Anchorage, Alaska) at an unknown date; purchased by NMAI from Kathleen Nightingale in 2012.
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Place: Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)

See related items: Iñupiaq; Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 26/8909
Barcode: 268909.000

Object Type: Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

Object Name: Male doll
Media/Materials: Sealskin/fur, beaver skin/fur, wolf skin/fur, cowhide, ivory, felt, thread, glass bead/beads, ink
Techniques: Carved, sewn, overlay beadwork, drawn
Dimensions: 43.0 x 19.5 x 9.0 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce079b68-91dc-4861-8fb0-c7bc6804e0b6

Record ID: NMAI_407609