#52 • Yup'ik Doll w/ Fish & Berry Basket - Ursula Paniyak-Irvin

Part of June 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $150.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

A handcrafted Yup'ik doll made from a collection of caribou hide, seal gut, walrus tusk, baleen, sinew, trade beads, and fur from caribou and wolf. Attired in a classic seal gut parka, she holds four caught fish in her right hand and a basket of berries in her left. Attribution via included tag to the late Chevak doll maker Ursula Paniyak-Irvin (1955-2016), whose dolls are represented within the collection at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian. Measures approximately 4.5" x 11" tall.