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Accession no.: |
N: 1504a |
Title: |
Doll |
Description: |
Doll, man. Iglulingmiut (Iglulik Inuit). Iglulik, Nunavut, Canada, 1939. |
Classified name: |
Current cultural affiliation |
Iglulingmiut
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Former cultural affiliation |
Iglulik Eskimo
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Current place name |
Canada > Nunavut > Iglulik
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Former place name |
Canada > Northwest Territories > Igloolik
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Getty AAT |
Dolls
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Field collection: |
Place |
Canada > Nunavut > Iglulik |
Date |
1939 |
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Number of items: |
1 |
Full description: |
Man. Oval-shaped wooden head (turned to the left) is carved with triangular nose and round cheeks. Circular black pupils at centre of circular white eyes (beads?). Upper and lower set of 4 rectangular white teeth are inserted into open mouth. Upper and lower lip and curved eyebrows are blackened. Upstanding wooden arms are bent at the elbow in front of body. U-shaped depression on each hand. Doll is wearing a seal skin parka with attached hood with the brown fur to the exterior. Strip of white fur is attached around the hood opening and bottom edge. Knee-length trousers are made from seal skin with the white fur to the exterior. Knee-high boots are made from dark brown dehaired seal skin in two piece construction: one piece for the sole, another piece for the upper and leg section seamed vertically down centre front. Structural sewing is with sinew?
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Dimensions: |
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Width: 67mm, length: 190mm
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