trade doll

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21 December 2020; Inuit Trade Dolls

In a previous post, we shared information on Inuit dolls made by young girls. But not all dolls were made by children. Adults often made dolls designed for the tourist trade. While the children’s work lacked a lot of artistic detail, the dolls made by adults for sale to the […]

29 July 2013; Inuit Hunting Doll

In a previous post we shared information on adult made Inuit dolls. It is obvious from the details that this marvelous figure was made for the tourist trade. Some dolls were featured with exquisite details portraying every day life. For example, this doll hows a small mammal, probably a beaver, […]

6 May 2013; Inuit Trade Dolls

In a previous post, we shared information on Inuit dolls made by young girls. But not all dolls were made by children. Adults often made dolls designed for the tourist trade. While the children’s work lacked a lot of artistic detail, the dolls made by adults for sale to the […]