Miniature figure
Artist
Cecelia Ottogary
(Shoshone)
Date1980s
MediumFeathers, leather/hide, wood, yarn, Brain-tanned hide, sequins, wood base
Dimensions4 1/2” H
SignedCecelia Ottogary on bottom of base
Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte
Object numberNA2008.37.POR
DescriptionMiniature standing female figure (”doll”). She wears a hide dress decorated with beads on her arms, chest and waist. She also wears a bead and feather hair ornament with one sequin. Sequins adorn her moccasins. She stands on a wood base.
ClassificationsToys
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