Male dancer doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureApsáalooke (Crow)

Date1920-1972

Place madeAshland, Montana, United States, North America

MediumBuckskin, paint, felt, wool yarn, cotton knit, leather, wool pelt, metal bells/ornaments, cardboard, seed beads, sequins, feathers

Dimensions8 × 2 7/8 × 1 3/4 in. (20.25 × 7.25 × 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.2015.28.29

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionBrown face with dark blue facial features and red dots and lines. The breastplate has orange, green, and translucent beading; a pink panel hangs from the waist. There is yellow wool on the head, the cuffs, and the feet. There is white and green beading on the hands, cuffs, and elbows. A feather bustle with a circular center is at center back. In the left hand is a white, green, and pink beaded circle with a fringe.