DepartmentUnited States & Canada

Devil Doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureKoasati (Creek)

Date1920-1972

Place madeElton, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumWood, paint, nails, fur

Dimensions7 1/2 × 1 15/16 × 1 3/4 in. (19 × 5 × 4.5 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.2015.28.11

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionCarved face and body with joints at shoulders, hips, and knees. The head has black hair, red lips, and a brown moustache and a wooden cone on top. The tail is white fur. The torso, arms, and legs are blue with a rough, triangular bare spot on chest.