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Object Number
985-27-10/59182
Display Title
Doll of a woman dressed in a beaded leather skirt & poncho w/ fringe
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman doll clothed in deerskin costume, heavily fringed and beaded. A panel of geometric beadwork covers the front and back of the blouse. Three horizontal bands of blue/white beadwork are attached by "lazy stitch" between three rows of tin tinklers held by thongs. Two stick legs covered in deerskin protrude at the bottom between a dress of striped plain-weave cotton cloth. The head is wrapped in sinew and has a beaded ornament at the back. Two strands of beads hang at the sides of the head.
Inventory Description
Doll, female figure, fabric body, fringed dress, tinkler and beadwork deco
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Apache
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Dimensions
Overall: 30.5 x 14 x 4.5 cm (12 x 5 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59182/ 34099
Provenance
Owner
Mrs. William R. Morris
(07/01/1930)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(01/01/1878-01/01/1893)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(07/01/1930 - 01/01/1985)
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