Male traditional dress doll

NameDoll

CultureCree

Date1920-1972

Place madeCanada, North America

MediumBuckskin, ink, cotton cloth, velveteen, muskrat fur, leather, thread

Dimensions27.5x15.25x7.5 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.2015.28.46

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionFace of buckskin over cotton with cutouts to represent eyes (with blue ink dots) and mouth. A piece of buckskin is sewn on to create the nose. The clothing consists of a brown fur hooded parka, red velveteen pants, tan leather moccasins and mittens which are connected to a tie which extends across the neckline and around the neck.