Doll

74-2-1A

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 74-2-1A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Santee (uncertain)
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Tin | Quill
Iconography Woman
Description

Doll--woman made of buckskin with beaded embroidery on dress. There are no hands or hair on the doll. She has earrings and necklace made to be representation of dentalium. Her facial features are made of beads. The beads extend from the arms across her shoulders and chest in the design of triangles and squares. The same design apears on her waistband and moccasins. At the bottom of the dress is a border made of beads and tinklers. Bead colors red, yellow, dark and ligh blue, green, and white.

Length 35 cm
Width 11.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. C. Daniel Coppes, 1974

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