#4 • Handcrafted Yup'ik Doll - Martina Oscar

Part of July 2024 Fantastic Finds Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $70.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

Intricately stitched and detailed Inuit doll by the late Yup'ik dollmaker Martina Oscar (1929-2008). The hide-lined kuspuk is crafted from spotted seal, beaver, and other furs, accented with a patterned hem, and accessorized with a beaded shoulder bag; hide mukluks, mitts, and long braids shrouded by a wolf or coyote fur ruff. The doll's head, crafted from fossilized ivory, is missing the entire front facial portion, as photographed. Measures approximately 6.5" x 4" x 10" tall.