Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 2008-0005-0002 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Doll | |
| Culture | Greenland Eskimo | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | Greenland | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1900-1930 | |
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Wood; Seal and/or other marine mammal skins; Commercial cloth; Glass and/or plastic seed beads; Human hair; Thread; Metal: Steel straight pins | |
| Description | Adult male doll having a carved wooden body whose arms are articulated at shoulders and elbows and legs are semi-articulated at knees; Figure is carved crudely and dressed in well made and accurately proportioned clothing including high skin boots with elaborate appliqué skinwork detailing down their fronts and around tops; Boot inserts consist of wrap-around leggings and dark brown fur cuffs at top; Pieced and fitted short pants with hair on outside and appliquéd skin strip down front of each leg; Dark blue cloth shirt with light blue waistband, beaded and dark brown fur cuffs, dark brown neck ruff, and multi-colored beaded cape that extends over both shoulders and covers equal portions of the doll’s chest and upper back; Doll’s head is covered with actual human hair that is pulled back into a bun and wrapped with lengths of light blue cloth; Strip of black fabric is wrapped around head like headband or turban, but exact placement cannot be determined. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = ca. 36.5, Width = 22.3, Depth = 6.3 | |