Female traditional dress doll

NameDoll

CulturePaiute

Date1920-1972

Place madeNevada, United States, North America

MediumApple, glass headed pins, cotton cloth, string, buckskin, seed beads, feathers

Dimensions12 × 5 7/8 × 2 3/16 in. (30.5 × 15 × 5.5 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.2015.28.36

DescriptionApple head has brown face with black eyes. White and black hair in two braids and the buckskin head tie, or hat, has light blue, black, orange, and white beading and a black feather on the back. The dress is made of buckskin with three bands of fringes (one on slves, and two on skirt) outlined with red and blue beading. The collar is made of white, light blue, and dark blue beads and the belt of red and purple beads. The moccasins are beaded in red, white and blue. There is a feather in the right hand.