Female spirit figurine

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureTulalip

Date1920-1972

Place madeWashington, United States, North America

MediumCattail reed, dyed cattail reed, feathers, wooden and plastic beads

Dimensions8 × 5 × 3 7/16 in. (20.3 × 12.7 × 8.75 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.2015.28.51

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionWoven female figure of natural reed with face with black eyes and eyebrows and red lips. The head has two black braids that lay on the back with a red and brown woven headband with a brown and white feather. There are also red and white beaded earrings. The body is wearing a tan woven dress with a red pattern on the neck, waist, and hem. The woven arms have hands with five fingers.