#15a • Female Inuit Story Doll - Eva Heffle

Part of November 2024 Curiosities Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $80.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic & Tribal Art & Crafts

Handcrafted female Inuit story doll by the late and acclaimed Kotzebue dollmaker Eva Heffle (1935-2010) whose work has been exhibited in the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian. The doll here is shown in a sitting position with her basket of beads and tools, the wood-carved face adorned with traditional Kakiniit (facial tattoos), and the doll covered in multiple furs. Signature is still visible, but there is some wear and loss as shown. Doll measures approximately 3.75" x 5" x 7" tall.