DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Navajo female figure

NameFigure, Human

CultureNavajo

Date1955 - 1958

(not assigned)North America

MediumWool, glass beads, plastic sequins, probably wood filling

Dimensions3 1/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 1/4 in. (8 × 6 × 3.2 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mary Daniels, A.2012.20.7

Terms

Fort Defiance

Object numberA.2012.20.7

DescriptionStanding knit wool female figure with outstretched arms wears red shirt, off-white skirt, and blue and white beaded squash blossom style necklace. Her hair is in a bun wrapped with white yarn. Her clear sequin belt and buttons are secured with blue glass beads.