Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a handmade doll with a unique cultural appearance, featuring a traditional-style outfit adorned with vibrant beading. The doll is dressed in a yellow top with intricate beadwork in red and green patterns, adding colorful embellishments to its attire. The fringe details on the sleeves enhance its traditional look, while the body is clothed in a brown garment, also decorated with beaded designs and fringe accents. The doll has long, black hair, which is a prominent feature, contributing to its distinctive appearance. The facial features are simple and understated, likely painted onto the fabric. This handmade doll seems to encapsulate a sense of cultural heritage and artistry, possibly reflecting indigenous or traditional craftsmanship. Its design reveals attention to detail, highlighting the intricate beadwork and carefully chosen color scheme. The overall composition of the doll not only showcases the clothing's complexity and cultural significance but also captures the essence of handcrafted artistry.

The image depicts a handmade doll with a unique cultural appearance, featuring a traditional-style outfit adorned with vibrant beading. The doll is dressed in a yellow top with intricate beadwork in red and green patterns, adding colorful embellishments to its attire. The fringe details on the sleeves enhance its traditional look, while the body is clothed in a brown garment, also decorated with beaded designs and fringe accents. The doll has long, black hair, which is a prominent feature, contributing to its distinctive appearance. The facial features are simple and understated, likely painted onto the fabric. This handmade doll seems to encapsulate a sense of cultural heritage and artistry, possibly reflecting indigenous or traditional craftsmanship. Its design reveals attention to detail, highlighting the intricate beadwork and carefully chosen color scheme. The overall composition of the doll not only showcases the clothing's complexity and cultural significance but also captures the essence of handcrafted artistry.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2018.3.58

Description

Property G18: Buckskin Robed Plains Doll. Object: doll, Artist/Maker unknown (20th Century, Plains), Title/Model: Buckskin Girl Doll, Date/Region: ca. 1980, Medium/Technique: cloth, leather, hair, pigment, glass and seed beads, paint / handmade, Edition/Series: unique, 1 of 1, Size: 11.35" H x 8.25" W x 2.25" D, Condition: good, Signature/Inscriptions: n/a, Exhibitions/Literature: n/a, Description/Notes: Leather doll with painted eyes, mouth, and tepee shapes on dress and moccasins, real black hair in braided ponytails, clothed in Plains 2-toned (gold and dark brown) buckskin dress with cut fringed around sleeves, across bottom of dress, along the side seams and adorned with long green glass beads and red, green and yellow seed beads. Doll is wearing moccasins with cut fringe and seven rows of green, yellow and red applied seed beads. Purchased at Billy Long Auctions, Springfield, MO, December 9,1994, for $110 in lot # 212.

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