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Female doll with patchwork garments

Maker Unknown, Seminole

Date1930s

MediumGlass beads, cloth, palmetto fibers

Dimensions10 1/2” H

Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Robert and Jane Gelman in honor of Christopher T. Vecsey

Object numberNA2009.42.GEL

DescriptionFemale doll. Cylinder body constructed from palmetto fibers, with typical long skirt and cape decorated with rickrack, patchwork stripes and a zigzag pattern. Embroidered eyes and mouth. Multicolored glass beads around neck, and representation of traditional style of hair stretched over an armature. Made with hand cranked sewing machine.

ClassificationsToys

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Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

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