Female doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureBiloxi

Date1920-1972

Place madeNew Orleans, Louisiana, United States, North America

MediumCotton cloth, paint, wool yarn, buckskin, seed beads, sequins, satin ribbon

Dimensions10 9/16 × 4 1/16 × 2 1/16 in. (26.75 × 10.25 × 5.25 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.2015.28.15

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionHead has a light brown face with brown painted eyes, nose, and eyebrows and red painted lips. The brown hair is tied in low pony tail with a red ribbon and a purple, red, and white beaded head tie. Around the neck there is a red, yellow, pink, and blue beaded necklace. The doll is wearing a pink dress with a dark pink ribbon around the cuffs and on top of the dress. Also at the top of the dress is a grey ribbon. The doll is wearing a white apron and tan buckskin shoes.