Collection: Fenn

Item Number: FCDOL268

Category: Doll

Region: Plains

Tribe: Crow

Period: 1850-1875

Materials: Glass and iron beads, wool cloth, calico, hair, doeskin.

Description: Native tanned male buckskin doll wearing a calico shirt, beaded doeskin vest, wool leggings, beaded moccasins, and a two-strand bead necklace with a glass button ornament. The human hair forms a pompadour and the eyebrows are beaded strips that are sewn on. The ear drops are made of shell buttons.

Dimensions: Height 18 inches

Provenance:

Mrs. George Smith. The doll hung on the wall in a cafe in Florida for 45 years

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