Doll

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.51

Description

Property G11: Jonathan S. Day, Shalako Doll. Object: doll, Artist/Maker: Day, Jonathan S. (20th Century, American: MA and AZ), Title/Model: Woman in Robe, Date/Region: ca. 1990 / Flagstaff, Arizona, Medium/Technique: cottonwood, paint / handcrafted, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1 Size: 13.5" H x 2.75" W x 2.75" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: yes, on bottom, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Description/Notes: An elongated, cylinder shaped Shakalo doll, with turquoise face, black rectangle eyes, square nose, rectangles on cheeks and turquoise choker around the neck, has long black hair pulled into ponytails detailed with incised hair strands. She stands wrapped in natural wood grain blanket with red and white trim. A long groove between two sides of the blanket meets was carved with respect to the curvatures of the cottonwood root.

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Feb 19, 2018