Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
Two figures face each other, irregularly shaped people, the woman with a baby on her back. She also has a tail or the long end of her parka. The couple appear animated, each has a hand outstretched. Brc artist and printer's chops in red, Dorset chop in black.
Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.
Colour: black on white. Boy sitting cross legged facing out, wearing a plaid shirt dark pants, and boots holding a book in his lap which he is reading.
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
Colour: blue, green. A figure and a dog stand by a fire over which are hanging two pots - left of center. Right is a tent and surrounding this in the front is snow and behind snow and trees.
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of…
An Indigenous doll wearing simple buckskin dress with large floral design of blue leaves with orange glass centres beaded across chest and back. Horsehair stitched to head gathered at each side, with a single buckskin thong looped across back of head, simple notched headband, and beaded features of blue eyes and red mouth, with black bead nostrils. Buckskin moccasins with flap at heel and short buckskin leggings sewn to body. Underbody of firmly stuffed red fabric, hands stitched to side of body.
A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across fro…
A firmly stuffed Indigenous doll wearing shirt and leggings with brown fur band around head. Head is of brown fabric with circular piece of buckskin and beaded features sewn on to represent face. Waist length horsehair braids tied at bottom with buckskin. Simple shirt with fringe at yoke across front and back, and simple leggings fringed at the sides. Plain moccasins sewn on to feet, and hands separate from arms sewn to bottoms of sleeves and cut out in shape of fingers and thumbs. Stuffed underbody of white fabric with printed blue sailboats.
Two figures facing the same direction, the one behind is pushing the other; both dressed in parkas with the hood off the head; pants are indicated cut off at the knees; facial features are carved in, the eyes are hols, nose protruding,mouth indicated only in front figure; the arms of the back perso…
Two figures facing the same direction, the one behind is pushing the other; both dressed in parkas with the hood off the head; pants are indicated cut off at the knees; facial features are carved in, the eyes are hols, nose protruding,mouth indicated only in front figure; the arms of the back person are extended to the front person giving an indication of pushing; both figures are bent forward at the waist. The fossilized whalebone has an open texture overall.
Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
Roughly carved figure, wearing breech cloth only. Standing with arms at sides, red mouth, carved nose, painted eyes. Wearing buckskin headband holding feather at back. Feet bases contain dried glue, so it was attached to something earlier.
Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of b…
Small, oval face carved of greenish stone, steatite? Very simple features become chalky where carved, round, gold coloured fitting with long, 1.1 cm spike glued to back, backing button clasps over spike, releasing by pulling on small knob at end. 3.0 cm long fine link chain attached to edge of backing button with 2.0 cm long buttonhole bar at end. In small, square hard plastic, cube-like box with transparent lid.
Commercially tanned beige leather moccasin bottoms with blue and white duffel cloth panelled legs, ring of white artificial fur at ankle top and again at leg top. Scene of hunter embroidered on instep, standing with harpoon in hand, and on blue panel on leg one hunter walking and one hunter crawlin…
Commercially tanned beige leather moccasin bottoms with blue and white duffel cloth panelled legs, ring of white artificial fur at ankle top and again at leg top. Scene of hunter embroidered on instep, standing with harpoon in hand, and on blue panel on leg one hunter walking and one hunter crawling, both with harpoons, and entire motif repeated on opposite side. Blue panel on instep is bound with bright red bias tape.
A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part…
A grey leather, commercially tanned, handmade purse, distinguished by a pocket in the front which contains two small papoose figures with hand painted faces. The purse has two parallel flaps which flop over the top and tie, and a very long pair of shoulder straps. Part of the sewing is cotton, part of it is sinew. The bag contains a piece of sinew.