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Artworks
UNIDENTIFIED IÑUPIAQ ARTIST, ALASKA
Pair of Dolls, c. 1980seach furs, skin, beads, pigment, sinew, marine foam, each 12 x 6 x 3 in (30.5 x 15.2 x 7.6 cm)
each unsigned.LOT 83
ESTIMATE: $250 — $350Further images
These finely dressed dolls offer a charming glimpse of northern clothing traditions in miniature. Each figure wears a carefully assembled fur parka with contrasting trim, leggings, mittens, and boots, while...These finely dressed dolls offer a charming glimpse of northern clothing traditions in miniature.
Each figure wears a carefully assembled fur parka with contrasting trim, leggings, mittens, and boots, while the softly modelled faces are individually painted and framed by full fur ruffs. Small differences in hairstyle, facial features, and dress give the pair distinct personalities. Their careful construction, tactile materials, close attention to layered winter clothing, and realistic faces make them especially appealing examples of late twentieth century Inuit doll making that follow in the hyper-realistic doll making tradition of Ethel Washington, Effie Richards, and Dolly Spencer.
Provenance
Private Collection, Montreal;
Estate of the above.
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