DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Horse

NameFigure, Animal

CultureNavajo

Date1955 - 1958

(not assigned)North America

MediumWool, cardboard, glass beads, probably wood filling

Dimensions4 1/2 × 2 1/8 × 7 1/16 in. (11.5 × 5.4 × 18 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Mary Daniels, A.2012.20.1

Terms

Fort Defiance

Object numberA.2012.20.1

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionBrick red wool horse, knit, with black bead eyes and white triangle on forehead. Thin cardboard paper glued to the bottoms of three feet. Yarn mane and tail, red wool ears.

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