Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a detailed doll dressed in traditional attire, featuring a long, tiered golden-brown skirt accented with white lace. The doll's upper garment is dark brown, adorned with a belt and turquoise jewelry. It holds a colorful, woven textile piece draped over one arm, intricately designed with patterns in shades of red, yellow, and white. In the other hand, the doll brandishes a stick decorated with red cords, greenery, and a feather, suggesting a ceremonial or cultural significance. The background consists of a plain wooden surface, highlighting the vibrant colors and cultural elements of the doll.

The image shows a detailed doll dressed in traditional attire, featuring a long, tiered golden-brown skirt accented with white lace. The doll's upper garment is dark brown, adorned with a belt and turquoise jewelry. It holds a colorful, woven textile piece draped over one arm, intricately designed with patterns in shades of red, yellow, and white. In the other hand, the doll brandishes a stick decorated with red cords, greenery, and a feather, suggesting a ceremonial or cultural significance. The background consists of a plain wooden surface, highlighting the vibrant colors and cultural elements of the doll.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.54

Description

Property G14: Kay "Kaibah" Bennet, Navajo Ceremonial Doll. Object: doll, Artist/Maker: Bennet, Kay (1922-1997, Sheepsprings Trading Post, Navajo: NM), Title/Model: Navajo Ceremonial Doll, Date/Region: ca. 1965 / New Mexico, Medium/Technique: poly tree, fabric, metal, yarn, hair, leather, turquoise, wood, blanket, boots / handcrafted, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 24" H x 25" W x 8" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: A large smiling Navajo doll with long flowing hair, proportional facial features, real turquoise beaded necklace and turquoise colored seed beads for earrings is dressed in a dark brown velvet shirt adorned with Concho buttons, a lighter brown velvet skirt with five rows of ric-rac ribbon trim, and around the waist is red, green, and white woven sash adorned with Concho. There are two cotton skirts under velvet skirt with along with underwear. Her out stretched right arm holds a patterned woven blanket in red, white, tan, brown, pink, grey, and orange while holding a stick with a sprig and feathers tied on with a thin woven cloth ribbon in other hand. She wears leather moccasins and leather ties drape down from her head. This doll won first prize in Gallop, NM.

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