doll, female

doll, female

doll, female

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Introduction

An Anishinaabe cloth doll wearing a woollen strap dress, sleeves and leggings, and moccasins made of unsmoked hide. The cotton tape and beadwork on the dress and sleeves create geometric and linear motifs of squares and diamonds. Likely formed part of a pair with male doll (DAM 1966.415).

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)

Museum documentation and style of dress

Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

GRASAC generated

Materials

muslin; dark blue and red woollen cloth; red and light orange cotton tape; glass beads; unsmoked hide; yellow and red/pink pigment; black cotton

Techniques or Format

The body of the doll is made of sewn muslin. Her strap dress and sleeves are made of dark blue woollen cloth that has been sewn and bound with red and light orange cotton tape, and ornamented with white glass beads. Leggings are made of red woollen cloth bound with light orange cotton tape and ornamented with white beads. Moccasins made of unsmoked hide. Her face has been painted yellow with red pigment on her cheeks, dark blue beads for her eyes and mouth. Hair is made of black cotton. Necklace is made of two sizes of black glass beads.

Motifs and Patterns

Beaded motif on the bottom of the dress forms a chain of squares and diamonds. Outlined squares in cotton tape on the back of the sleeves.

Current Location: Denver Art Museum, CO, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 1966.416
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1966
GKS Reference Number: 26055
Record Creation Context

Visit to Denver Art Museum of Alex Nahwegahbow and Ruth Phillips, assisted by Eric Berkemeyer and Kristin Strid on 22 Jan 2014.

Approximate Place of Origin

43.6, -71.9

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