Doll representing an Iñupiaq Woman Carrying a Child on her Back, Holding an Ulu and Dish
Effie Richards, American, 1893 - 1958
Iñupiaq
Western Arctic
Arctic
collected by 1954
Fur and hide
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The Wellington Indian Doll Collection; Gift of Barbara Wellington Wells
987.35.26717
Geography
Place Made: Kotzebue, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Recreational Artifacts: Toy, Doll
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Arctic-Western Arctic
Not on view
Course History
ANTH 74, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2022
Anthropology 74.01, The Human Spectrum, Nate Dominy, Spring 2023
Exhibition History
Braves and Dolls: American Indian Costume in Miniature, Dartmouth College Museum, Wilson Hall
Historical Society of Montana, Helena, Montana
Montana Club
Northern Montana College, Havre, Montana
Provenance
Collected by J. W. "Duke" Wellington (1896-1987), about 1943-1954; given to his daughter, Barbara Joan Wellington Wells, Barre, Vermont; given to present collection, 1987.
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