Penobscot Man doll
Artist
Ruth Francis
(Penobscot)
Datec. 2010
MediumGlass beads, cloth, feathers, shell
Dimensions12 5/8” H 7” W 2 3/4" D
SignedOn attached card: Ruth Francis
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.065.LMA
DescriptionMale doll representing a elderly Penobscot chief with braided gray hair and a chiefly headdress consisting of feathers that stand straight up. The headdress also has a cloth band, decorated with shells,in the same rust-colored fabric as he fringed tunic, leggings and boots. He also wears a beaded necklace with five pendant cowrie shells. A tag with Ruth Francis’s signature is attached to the doll with a beaded string.
ClassificationsSculpture
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