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Doll

NameDoll
Date1875-1915
Mediumsewn cotton and wool with silk ribbonwork, sewn and spot stitch beaded face, beaded hair wrap, gourd stitch beaded hair ties, strung bead necklaces, glass beads, metal armbands, cotton thread, leather hands and moccasins
Dimensions13 × 7 1/4 × 2 1/2 in. (33 × 18.4 × 6.4 cm) Doll: 12 3/4 × 4 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (32.4 × 10.8 × 3.8 cm) Blanket: 10 1/2 × 6 1/2 × 5/8 in. (26.7 × 16.5 × 1.6 cm)
ClassificationsRecreational Item
Credit LineBequest of Kenneth S. "Bud" and Nancy Adams
Object number2015.8.45 A-B
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