Eskimo Carved Woman with Painted Features and Elaborate Fur Costume

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22" (56 cm.) Carved bone sculpted face attached to cloth head form, painted facial features, large brown eyes with encircling lashes, fringed brows, closed mouth posed in wide smiling expression with double row of teeth, black hair wig, cloth body. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Alaska, mid-1900s, the doll is wearing original fur costume of very thick fur hooded jacket with kidskin checkered edging and pom-pom trim, fur leggings, very elaborate fur boots, and beaded kidskin gloves.