Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.52 A

Description

Property G12: Lalla Williams, Inuit Hunter Doll. Object: doll, Artist/Maker: Williams, Lalla (20th Century, Aluthq: Karluk-Kodiak: AK), Title/Model: The Hunter, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Karluk-Kodiak, Alaska, Medium/Technique: seal gut, seal skin, rabbit fur, seagull feathers, sea otter fur, trade beads, wood, paint / handcrafted, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 15.25" H x 7.5" W x 11.75" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, on bottom, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: An Inuit doll with black fur hair, clothed in a seal skin coat adorned with red felt and brown / black / grey fur trim, with leather belt embellished with red, black and white glass and cooper beads, and stands on mahogany stained wooden base wearing matching moccasins. Nine feathers radiating from wooden hoop with interior floating wooden disc/ that is carved and painted with abstracted features in red, blue, yellow, and black with pearl white glass beads for the face. The hunter is holding a stick in one hand and a round wooden hoop on a stick and covered in seal gut in the other. Purchased at the Alaska Native Heritage Center for $695.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018