Girl doll

NameDoll

CultureAssiniboine

Date1920-1972

Place madeDodson, Montana, United States, North America

MediumBuckskin, paint, seed beads, wool yarn, cotton cloth, porcupine quills, feathers, plastic beads

Dimensions7 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 1 9/16 in. (19 × 8 × 4 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.2015.28.27

DescriptionBrown face with red beaded lips, white and black eyes, and black painted eyebrows. The black hair is braided and tied with leather with orange and grey beaded tassels. Around the head is a leather headband with orange and green beads and a two-tone brown feather on the back. There are white circle bead earrings and there is a large white circle bead on the back of the head. Around the neck is a blue beaded necklace. The beige dress has pink chevron designs on the shoulders with blue and orange beads. There is a teal chevron pattern at the bottom of the skirt.