Woman and baby in cradle doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureApsáalooke (Crow)

Date1920-1972

Place madeAshland, Montana, United States, North America

MediumBuckskin, cotton string, seed beads, plastic baby doll, felt

Dimensions7 1/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 1/4 in. (18 × 6.25 × 5.75 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.2015.28.32

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionBrown hair in two braids. Face with white and black beaded eyes, a black bead nose, red beaded mouth, and black painted eyebrows. The dress (elks tooth style dress) is red with blue trim and white, green, and yellow beading cinched by a white, blue, and red belt. In the cradle there is a pink plastic baby doll in buckskin with red thread and beading. The moccasins are covered with blue, green, and red beads.