Female doll
Makerafter
Unknown, Cheyenne
Publisher
United States Postal Service
Date20th C
MediumGlass beads, cloth, yarn
Dimensions13 1/2” H x 10” W arm to arm
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object numberNA2010.006.LMA
DescriptionCommercially made doll representing a Cheyenne girl, that was made as part of the U.S. Postal Service American Dolls Series. The doll is an adaptation of an original 1938 doll created by a Cheyenne Indian in Oklahoma and now in the collection of the Strong Museum in Rochester. The doll represents a girl with two braids wearing fringed dress with beading.
ClassificationsToys
Collections
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