Doll
MOA: University of British Columbia
3159/1
Doll with fur trimmed tunic. Large female doll has a leather face with protruding nose; eyes, brows and mouth are embroidered in black thread. A deep hood lined with long animal fur can be lifted to completely cover the head and face. This is sewn to the tunic which is made of a flowered fabric and edged around hem and wrists with fur. A wide knit belt in red and orange with tasseled ends is fastened around the doll’s waist. Legs are made of stuffed blue felt with tall leather-soled boots on the feet. Inuktitut syllabics are stitched around the the cuff of the right boot.
- Type of Item doll
- Culture Inuit
- Material wool fibre, cotton fibre, animal hair, skin
- Measurements height 61.0 cm, width 45.0 cm, depth 16.0 cm (overall)
- Previous Owner Dianne Newell
- Received from Dianne Newell
- Made in Spence Bay, Taloyoak
- Creation Date before 1970
- Ownership Date before March 9, 2016
- Acquisition Date on March 9, 2016
- Item Classes textiles
- Condition good
- Accession Number 3159/0001