Doll

Object Name:

Doll

Object ID:

1966.574

Creator:

Probably Maliseet (Abenaki)

Date:

1850

Description:

Stick doll. Native American. Wood, silk, wool, beads. Simple carved wooden head with eyes and nose. Straight wooden legs articulated at hip. Wooden legs with brown stocking-like wrappings. Plain brown dress under skirt panel. Three horizontal pink ribbons creating dress attached to brown portion. Faded on front, but pink shows from back. Damask-like designs woven into portions of ribbon. Broad vertical and horizontal stripes of red and blue to skirt panel. Short coat-like blouse over front vertical panel. Some red and green floral prints and some horizontal gold and tan bands. Many splits in this outer garment. Sleeves over stub arms with metal foil cuffs. Two metal foil decorations under front of torso over the under dress. Pointed red hat with helmet-like body; blue trim on front and up front and back of pointed portion at rear. Two beaded decorations wrapped symmetrically around hat. Hat shoulder-length at back.

Material:

Wood
Textile
Silk
Wool
Metal

Dimensions:

H-7.5 W-3.1 D-1.1 inches

Credit Line:

New Hampshire Historical Society Collection

Subjects:

Native Americans, Dolls