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Object Number
995-29-10/74576
Display Title
Pincushion in form of female doll
Descriptions
Object Description
Female doll wears black velvet dress with full skirt intended for use as a pincushion. Skirt has decorations consisting of evenly placed silver and turquoise beads. Doll wears orange flowered belt, beaded necklace and earrings, and wears hair in traditional knot. Brown face with painted features.
Inventory Description
Figurine, standing female with velvet dress, wool hair, beaded accessories
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1980-1989
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
North America / United States / Arizona
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials
Fabric, Bead
Dimensions
Overall: 13.3 x 13.5 x 16.3 cm (5 1/4 x 5 5/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
Distance: 13.2 x 13.2 x 16.5 cm (5 3/16 x 5 3/16 x 6 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74576; NM 21 / 74575
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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Media Restricted
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Figurine |
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Figurine
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United States
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New Mexico
Arizona | |
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Florida
| |
| 995-29-10/74575 | Female cloth doll with bead ornaments |
Figurine
|
New Mexico
Arizona | |
| 985-27-10/59178 | Male doll wearing leather beaded pants and a beaded and fringed shirt |
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| |
| 985-27-10/59308 | Warrior doll |
Figurine
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United States
| |
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Toy
|
United States
Canada | |
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Sculpture
|
New Mexico
Arizona | |
| 995-29-10/74562 | Carved scene of a woman combing her daughter's hair |
Sculpture
|
New Mexico
Arizona | |
|
Media Restricted
| 985-27-10/59336 | Female doll wearing full length buckskin dress. |
Shaft, modified
Doll |
United States
| |
| 995-29-10/74564 | Carved scene of a weaver |
Sculpture
|
New Mexico
Arizona |