No Face Circular Beaded Doll made by Josephine Smith Duncan

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image depicts a handcrafted beaded figure designed in a humanoid form, suspended against a textured, translucent backdrop. The figure comprises a variety of beads in different colors and sizes, connected to form a head, body, arms, and legs. The head is represented by a larger, white, speckled bead attached to a loop made of string or twine, allowing the figure to hang freely. The body consists of a central bead complemented by smaller, metallic and translucent beads that form the limbs. This artistic creation showcases intricate beadwork, creativity, and attention to detail, highlighting the arrangement where two deep purple beads are used for the arms, flanked by round, white beads indicating hands. The legs follow a similar pattern, composed of metallic and translucent beads, concluding with tiny black elements suggesting feet.

The image depicts a handcrafted beaded figure designed in a humanoid form, suspended against a textured, translucent backdrop. The figure comprises a variety of beads in different colors and sizes, connected to form a head, body, arms, and legs. The head is represented by a larger, white, speckled bead attached to a loop made of string or twine, allowing the figure to hang freely. The body consists of a central bead complemented by smaller, metallic and translucent beads that form the limbs. This artistic creation showcases intricate beadwork, creativity, and attention to detail, highlighting the arrangement where two deep purple beads are used for the arms, flanked by round, white beads indicating hands. The legs follow a similar pattern, composed of metallic and translucent beads, concluding with tiny black elements suggesting feet.

Name/Title

No Face Circular Beaded Doll made by Josephine Smith Duncan

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1593

Description

2 1/2 inch doll with circular beads colored purple, silver, clear, white, and black. Doll has no face, although there is black residue suggesting the dolls face had worn off. From a collection of dolls made by Mrs. John Duncan/assorted materials /painted eyes/yarn hair/bodies made with beads, buttons, lace, ribbon jewelry, other materials/approximately 134 dolls, from the Doll Museum Collection.