#53 • Alaska Native Doll w/ Ivory, Fur, Seal Gut & Hide on Walrus Disk - Beulah Oittillian

Part of April 2025 Hidden Gems Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $110.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

An Alaska Native doll, handcrafted with an ivory face, fur (beaver, seal, and porcupine) apparel topped with a seal gut parka, plus hide and fur mukluks. The toll also sports snow goggles, a baleen fishing spear with ivory tops, seal gut line, and other fine details. Affixed to a fossilized whale epiphyseal disk as shown. An attached tag provides attribution to Yup'ik doll maker Beulah Oittillian of Gambell, Alaska. Measures approximately 4" x 2.5" x 10.5" tall.