Doll Item Number: Na691 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Female doll with fabric legs and head, embroidered features, and black wool hair. Blue parka trimmed with fur, print bloomers, and print skirt. White skin boots, orange mittens, and braided belt tied at waist.
History Of Use
Dolls, probably made for sale, illustrate traditional clothing styles of the Eastern Arctic.
Narrative
Collected by George A. Lane.
Item History
- Made in Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada before 1961
- Owned by Elva Irene Lane before January 19, 1978
- Owned by George Albert Lane during 1961
- Received from Elva Irene Lane (Donor) on January 19, 1978
What
- Name
- Doll
- Identification Number
- Na691
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- wool fibre, skin and cotton fibre
- Manufacturing Technique
- cut, sewn, stuffed, braided and embroidered
- Overall
- height 23.3 cm, width 14.0 cm, depth 7.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Inuit
- Previous Owner
- Elva Irene Lane and George Albert Lane
- Received from
- Elva Irene Lane (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Broughton Island, Nunavut, Canada and Qikiqtarjuaq, Nunavut, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- before 1961
- Ownership Date
- before January 19, 1978 and during 1961
- Acquisition Date
- on January 19, 1978
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0430/0017