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Male doll

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    Object Details

    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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    Date created

    circa 2005

    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

    Place

    Shishmaref; Bering Straits Native Corporation; Alaska; USA (inferred)

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    Iñupiaq
    Made-for-Sale items and Souvenirs

    Data Source

    National Museum of the American Indian

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

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

    Record ID

    NMAI_407609

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