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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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