#55 • Chevak "Poor Man" Seal Gut & Salmon Skin Doll - Mary Nash

Part of December 2025 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $475.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Traditional Alaskan Native 'Poor Man' doll by Chevak, Alaska artist Mary Nash, likely dated from 1975 according to the commissioned letter included. Doll is handcrafted in a genuine seal gut parka, wearing salmon skin mukluks featuring leather or rawhide-like soles. It has a simple carved wood face, is holding a walking stick, and carrying a braided and knotted grass pack on its back and wrapped around its waist. The pack is stuffed with thin twigs. Doll measures approximately 6.5" x 6.5" x 16" tall.