Male doll

NameDoll

CultureKoasati (Creek)

Date1920-1972

Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America

MediumPine needles, dye, reeds

Dimensions11 13/16 × 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (30 × 11.5 × 11.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Betsy Grant, Lisa Hendrickson and Deborah Kinder, from the Crandall Collection, A.2015.28.

Object numberA.2015.28.1ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionPine needle man with removable pants. Doll torso and head (a): Dark hair in two braids with red ties at bottom of braids. Beaded necklace, purplish black eyes, eyebrows, and nose, and pink lips. Shirt is made of dark brown pine needles with red details. Pants (b) are made of dark brown pine needles with purplish black overstitching and yellow chevrons on sides. Yellow shoes are attached to pants.