Name/Title
DollEntry/Object ID
2018.3.57 BDescription
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
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Category 09: Recreational Objects