#60 • Alaska Native Fur Dolls - Ida Richards

Part of 2025 AKPM Donated Valuables Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $425.00

Status: Sold

Category: Ethnographic Objects

Two handcrafted Alaska Native dolls, each attired in various furs; one is carrying a basket, scoop, and women's ulu. The other has a baby nestled within her amauti. Includes a provenance tag indicating Iñupiaq dollmaker Ida Richards (b.1947) of Kotzebue, Alaska, with purchase from Rotman's Store, also in Kotzebue. One doll has partially removable mukluks as shown. Largest doll measures approximately 5" x 2" x 11" tall.