Museum catalogue: Arctic Material Culture Collection

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?

• 1504 b doll, woman

• Width: 67mm, length: 190mm