Female doll

NameDoll

CultureBiloxi

Date1920-1972

Place madeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumCotton, cloth, paint, wool yarn, buckskin, seed beads

Dimensions9 1/16 × 5 × 1 15/16 in. (23 × 12.75 × 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.2015.28.13

DescriptionHead with a light brown face with brown painted eyes, eyebrows, and nose. The lips are painted red and the black hair is in 2 braids. The shoes are tan with a fringe at top. The dress is red calico with green along edges and a green belt. There is a necklace made with green, pink, purple, yellow, red, and orange beads around the neck and matching head tie.