Yupik Dolls- Mother and Child
Name/Title
Yupik Dolls- Mother and ChildDescription
A female doll holding a child. The mother is dressed in a light colored hooded fur parka and is wearing sealskin boots and red felt gloves. The hood of the parka is sewn with brown felt around the face, which is carved wood with the eyes and mouth painted or drawn on. There are 12 small red translucent beads (four sets of three each) sewn on to the front of the boots. The baby is wearing a dark colored fur suit without a hood and tanned leather boots. The child's face is also carved of wood with the hair, eyes, and mouth either painted or drawn on.Use
Child's toy or tourist itemEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
Subarctic and ArcticCulture/Tribe
Yupik
Native American, First Nation