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Object Number 995-29-10/74574
Display Title Male cloth "Skookum" doll with plastic face
Descriptions
Object Description Male cloth "Skookum" doll with plastic face. Doll has wooden legs and feet with feet wrapped in what appears to be masking tape. Doll has brown felt leggings, gold shirt, and is wrapped in a green "Pendleton" blanket with black trim. Molded plastic face with a grimacing expression and black braided hair.
Inventory Description Figurine, standing male, braided hair, wool blanket shawl, moulded plastic face
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Date 1920-1949
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / New Mexico
Dimensions Overall: 36 x 11.1 x 8.6 cm (14 3/16 x 4 3/8 x 3 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/74574; Nm 20 / 74574 / 14
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright (1995)
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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