DepartmentUnited States & Canada
Male Doll
NameDoll
CultureHouma
Date1920-1972
Place madeDulse, Louisiana, United States, North America
MediumSpanish moss, plastic buttons, thread
Dimensions15 15/16 × 9 7/16 × 4 7/16 in. (40.5 × 24 × 11.25 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.2015.28.18
DescriptionDark moss body with braided arms and legs. The eyes are iridescent white buttons and the mouth is red thread. The legs are folded up into the chest.
1920-1972
1920-1972
1930-1939
1890s
c. 1920
Artist Not Recorded
Pedro Antonio Fresquis