Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a handmade cloth doll lying on a white surface. The doll has a round face with simple, drawn-on facial features, and its hair appears to be black and styled flat against its head. The doll is dressed in a dark, velvety top with long sleeves, which is accented with small, bright beads around the neck area, resembling a necklace. The skirt of the doll is a flowing, ankle-length garment made of a pale, pleated fabric with subtle pink tones, and features two blue lines near the hem, adding contrast to the otherwise soft color palette. The arms of the doll are outstretched and end in simple, mitten-like shapes. The overall appearance of the doll suggests a vintage or traditional handmade style, characterized by its rustic charm and use of natural materials. Threads and a few strands of hair are visible around the doll, hinting at its handcrafted nature and providing a glimpse into the care and creativity involved in its creation.

The image depicts a handmade cloth doll lying on a white surface. The doll has a round face with simple, drawn-on facial features, and its hair appears to be black and styled flat against its head. The doll is dressed in a dark, velvety top with long sleeves, which is accented with small, bright beads around the neck area, resembling a necklace. The skirt of the doll is a flowing, ankle-length garment made of a pale, pleated fabric with subtle pink tones, and features two blue lines near the hem, adding contrast to the otherwise soft color palette. The arms of the doll are outstretched and end in simple, mitten-like shapes. The overall appearance of the doll suggests a vintage or traditional handmade style, characterized by its rustic charm and use of natural materials. Threads and a few strands of hair are visible around the doll, hinting at its handcrafted nature and providing a glimpse into the care and creativity involved in its creation.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.57 A

Description

Property G17: Three Navajo Fabric Dolls. Object: doll, Artist/Maker: unknown (20th Century, Navajo), Title/Model: Three Navajo Fabric Dolls, Date/Region: ca.1930, Medium/Technique: cloth, metal, yarn, hair, glass and seed beads, twine/ handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 11.75" H x 5.5" W x 2" D (largest), 7" H x 3.15" W x 1" D ( smallest), Condition: average, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Three Navajo soft dolls dressed in shirts and skirts made with fabric popular in the 1930's. All three dolls have hand painted faces, and seed beaded necklaces. From the left, a doll missing real hair wearing pink, ribbed velvet (corduroy) shirt with blue and white plaid skirt hemmed with red thread and legs made from faded fabric similar to feed sack fabric. In the middle, a large doll with yarn hair wearing a blue velvet shirt adorned with Concho belt and metal details, faded red skirt with blue ribbon trim. On the right, a doll with missing hair dressed in dark red velvet shirt with a green pleated skirt, yellow sash decorated with Concho shaped metal.

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