Female doll

NameDoll

Artist Artist Not Recorded

CultureKoasati (Creek)

Date1920-1972

Place madeLouisiana, United States, North America

MediumPine needles, dye, seed bead, feather, reed

Dimensions13 × 4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in. (33 × 10.5 × 8 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.2015.28.2ab

Collections

United States and Canada

DescriptionPine needle woman with removable skirt. Doll torso and head (a): Short purplish black hair and purplish/black facial features. Red/brown woven shirt with red stripe down front of shirt. Yellow chevron on top of arms. Skirt and legs (b): Red/ brown woven skirt with yellow and white chevron. Brown pine needles and light brown reeds are woven into legs with yellow shoes.