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Object Number
995-29-10/74590
Display Title
Beaded female doll
Descriptions
Object Description
Beaded female doll wearing white moccasins, black manta with red, green and yellow trim, yellow shirt, and green cape with yellow, white, and red flower motifs. Hair is in typical knot and she has a white pot with blue flowers on her head. Leather hanging loop attached to pot.
Similar in style to 995-29-10/74591. Probably same maker.
For background information, see Ostler, James, and Marian E. Rodee, 1989, Zuni Beaded Dolls: From Curio to Folk Art, , American Indian Art Magazine 14 (2): 32-37.
Inventory Description
Doll, female, fully glass beaded deco, bead pot on head, leather loop at top
Classification
- Doll
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Culture
- Zuñi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Glass, Bead, Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 12.3 x 6.8 x 2.6 cm (4 13/16 x 2 11/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74590
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1950-1993)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(10/23/1995)
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