Female traditional dress doll

NameDoll

CultureTlingit

Date1920-1972

Place madeBritish Columbia, Canada, North America

MediumLeather, cotton cloth, string, felt, rabbit fur, seed beads

Dimensions7 1/2 × 4 1/16 × 2 3/4 in. (19 × 10.25 × 7 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.2015.28.55

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionFemale figure with face, hands, and legs made of leather. The eyebrows, nose, mouth, and eye lashes are made of brown thread. The parka hood is made of dark brown fur with a blue felt decorative accent. The parka is brown fur with a blue felt and white beading on the torso. The bottom of the parka has a blue felt fringe with white beading. The high-top moccasins have blue and red bead trim along the front.