Doll

2016.008.001ab

Doll
Doll

Dimensions

7.5 in. H Item (Overall)

2.5 in. Diameter

Description
a: This Native American doll has a body of brown celluloid. It has black shoulder-length hair with a narrow white leather headband tied with a red feather and two plastic tan shakers. The person has a snake in the mouth and is wearing a necklace of turquoise beads with two silver pieces attached. The person's right wrist has a leather band holding a white feather. The person is wearing a leather skirt striped in white, red and green. The person's left wrist has a ribber band holding a fur piece and a tag identifying it as a Carlson doll. The back of the skirt has attached long piece of off-white wool. The person's lower legs have fur attached and decorated with red beads and a small metel jingle bell. The feet have turquoise cloth moccasins.

b: This is the base for the above Carlson doll. The pink plastic piece is heart shaped and has a raised spot near the rear of the heart for placing the doll's feet. There is a brown elastic band that goes over the feet to keep the doll upright.

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