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The Gift of Self
The Gift of Self
The Gift of Self

The Gift of Self

NameDoll
Maker Charla Khanna
Datec. 2004
Place madeTaos, New Mexico, United States, North America
MediumCotton, horse hair, papier mache, modeling paste, crystal
Dimensions18 7/8 × 10 1/4 × 3 15/16 in. (48 × 26 × 10 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Ronald and Vicki Sullivan, A.2016.10.23a-c
Object numberA.2016.10.23a-c
DescriptionDoll (a) with small head and wide shoulders of indeterminate gender. Coarse hair in two pigtails at the very top of the head. Wearing blue dress with a colorful floral pattern on it. Wearing an over-the-shoulder bag in the same fabric (b), containing a crystal point (c). Yellow moccasins.
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