Articulated doll

NameDoll

CultureCree

Date1920-1972

Place madeCanada, North America

MediumCaribou antler, sinew

Dimensions8 1/2 × 2 7/16 × 1 1/4 in. (21.6 × 6.25 × 3.25 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.2015.28.47

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionCarved face, hairline, nose, eye sockets, and mouth. The hands have carved thumbs. The boots are carved. A string attaches the head and torso to two arms and two legs.

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