Doll with cradle board baby
Maker
Unknown, Apache
Date1970
MediumGlass beads, cloth, wood, yarn
Dimensions16” H
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by the Henke-Hsu Family
Object numberNA2008.22.HSU
DescriptionFemale doll depicting Apache mother holding infant in cradleboard. Mother & child have yarn hair & facial features stitched w/thread. Mother wears blue/white dotted dress & overblouse with white rickrack trim, white petticoat & bloomers, felt boots with beads, beaded earrings & choker. Wood cradleboard covered with beaded yellow cloth, baby covered with blue floral cloth.
ClassificationsToys
Collections
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Grace Fields
Unknown, Diné (Navajo)
