Weaver doll
Maker
Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
Date1980s
MediumGlass beads, cloth, wood, yarn, sheepskin
Dimensions7 3/4“ H x 6 3/4” W x 5 3/8” D
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Candelaria Barrera-Mejía, age 7 in 2009, Hamilton, NY and Bogotá, Colombia
Object numberNA2008.14.BAR
DescriptionFemale cloth doll seated on a sheepskin at her loom, on which there is a small weaving with her swaddled baby by her side. She wears a brown velvet blouse, multi-colored print skirt and a bead necklace. Facial features are drawn on her face.
ClassificationsToys
Collections
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Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
Unknown, Haudenosaunee
