Souvenir Doll: Mexico

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: Mexico

Entry/Object ID

2026.197.01

Tags

Doll, Mexican, South American, Souvenir

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll depicts a Mexican stereotype of a cowboy. The doll is dressed in black and grey houndstooth trousers, over which he wears thigh high boots with silver metal spurs on them. Around his waist, he has a red sash. On top, the doll wears a white undershirt with a green tie, and a white overcoat with black buttons and a white handkerchief in his hand. Over top, he wears a red poncho trimmed in blue fabric and a sash that is red white and blue. On his head he wears a brown hat with a green sash. The doll has brown hair and brown eyes.

Use

Collectable item

Context

Likely purchased as a souvenir

Collection

Cultural Dolls

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Doll

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Doll Name

Mexico

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1960

Notes

No identifiable makers marks

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

6-1/2 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in black and grey houndstooth trousers, over which he wears thigh high boots with silver metal spurs on them. Around his waist, he has a red sash. On top, the doll wears a white undershirt with a green tie, and a white overcoat with black buttons and a white handkerchief in his hand. Over top, he wears a red poncho trimmed in blue fabric and a sash that is red white and blue. On his head he wears a brown hat with a green sash.

Hair

Color

Brown

Type

Nylon

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Notes

The boots are peeling

Accessories

Accessory

Mount

Material

Wood, Wire, Plastic, Paint, Fabric

Color

Red, White, Black, Blue, Green

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

February 20, 2026

Notes

Small Misc Dolls Box 2

Create Date

February 20, 2026

Update Date

February 20, 2026