Female traditional dress doll

NameDoll

CultureOglala Lakota

Date1920-1972

Place madeWanbli, South Dakota, United States, North America

MediumBuckskin, paint, cotton thread, cotton cloth, seed beads, synthetic hair

Dimensions11 13/16 × 3 1/16 × 2 1/4 in. (30 × 7.75 × 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.2015.28.43

DescriptionFace with painted red cheeks and lips and white and black beaded eyes. Black hair in two braids. Buckskin dress with a fringe under the arms and at the bottom. There is a teal, blue, red, and yellow beaded design across the chest, and teal beading below the chest. The bottom of the dress has red, teal, and blue beading. The moccasins have teal, red, yellow, and blue beading and the feet are turned inwards.