Figure
- Description
- A human figurine, characteristically carved without feet or arms. A length of braided sinew is tied around its neck. Such dolls served as children’s toys and perhaps as amulets. Made before 1871.
- Accession Loan No.
- E800
- Collection Class
- Toys dolls and games
- Common Name
- figure
- Simple Name
- figure
- Full Name
- figure
- Dimensions
- whole height 66 mm; whole width 24 mm; whole depth 15 mm
- Cultural Group
- Inuit / Inupiat / Yu’pik
- Production Area Region
- North America
- Production Continent
- America
- Family Group
- Material
- ivory; sinew
- Function Name
- toy?religion?
- Function Detail
- such dolls served as children’s toys and perhaps as amulets
- Collection Area Region
- N
- Collection Continent
- America