Eskimo man doll. Stuffed cloth doll, with head of ceramic material, molded and painted feathers and hair. Dressed in sealskin parka, brown fabric trousers, red leggings and light tan mukluks, and a red and yellow yarn belt. Has leather hands. Height: 10 inches.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Grenfell Mission, St. Anthony, Labrador
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada, Labrador, Grenfell’s Mission at St. Anthony’s
Production place:
Labrador, Newfoundland, Canada
Culture or time period:
Eskimo
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
August 1970
Materials:
Ceramic (material), Sealskin, and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Production date:
1957
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Purchased from Elda Barlow of Oakland Doll Club, Oakland, CA, for $3.50. Tag says the doll was made in 1957 in Labrador.