Description: Angela Andrew (Canadian, 1947-2019)Innu Tea Doll measures approximately: 14" H x 5 1/2" W x 2 1/4" D Please note that shipping charges are inclusive of insurance, payment processing (if paying by check or cash, processing fee will be refunded) and carrier fees. If local pickup is selected and if applicable, payment processing fee will still be assessed and due. About When the Innu travelled to their hunting grounds in interior Labrador and eastern Quebec — as some still do today, although it was much more common pre-1950s — everyone was expected to carry a share of the load. Children carried their share by bringing along dolls stuffed with reserves of tea. After the tea was consumed, the doll could then be stuffed with grass or leaves to retain its shape. This doll was made by Sheshatshui artist Angela Andrew of Labrador, likely in the late 1990s. Angela Andrew was born in Sheshatshiu and was raised in Happy Valley-Goose Bay. She worked as an ESL instructor while making sure she passed on her knowledge of the Innu-Aimun language. Andrew learned doll making from her mother and grandmother and began sewing her popular little tea dolls while she was still a teenager. For nearly five decades she made tea dolls. Filled with aromatic tea and smoke-tanned moccasins and faces, these traditionally-dressed Innu dolls are a prized possession of many doll collectors the world over. With Andrew known to be an artistic ambassador for the Innu people, her dolls ended up in the possession of Queen Elizabeth, Pope John Paul, former prime minister Jean Chrétien and former U.S. president George W. Bush.
Price: 900 USD
Location: Chicago, Illinois
End Time: 2024-03-24T03:52:58.000Z
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Artisan: Angela Andrew
Tribal Affiliation: Innu
Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
Culture: Canadian Aboriginal
Handmade: Yes
