DepartmentEurope
Samedukke (Sami doll)
NameDoll, female
Artist
Rønnaug Petterssen
(1901–1979)
CultureSámi/Sami/Saami
Dateca. 1930-1953
Place madeNORWAY, Europe
Mediumfelt cloth, pigment, synthetic hair
Dimensions7 1/4 x 5 x 1 1/2"
Credit LineGift of Florence Dibell Bartlett
Object numberA.1953.33.4
DescriptionA male Samedukke or Sami doll; doll wears traditional Sami clothing (Gákti) - long navy blue dress that is tied at the waist with a multicolor twisted string, black leggings and boots, as well as bonnet.
ca.1940s
1920-1972
Ca. 2017
Collected in 1970s