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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Catalogue Number
108.05.3001
Description
Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons an…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; glass; plastic; skin
Dimensions
14.0 x 26.0 x 40.0 cm
Description
Caucasian sleepy-eye plastic doll, wearing a white bonnet, swaddled in white and brown flannel and placed snugly in a black velvet mossbag. White cotton fabric with decorative ribbon and lace edging is folded over the top of the mossbag. The bag is decorated with beaded multi-coloured chevrons and has hide at the front closure. There is a single thong threaded through slits at the front and then tied to itself at the top of the bag’s opening.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3001
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.3003 a,b
Description
Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial f…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
4.5 x 18.0 x 28.5 cm
Description
Two very similar handmade dolls, one (b) has a slightly darker coloured face. Each doll has a firmly stuffed fabric body and is dressed in hide clothing - a pullover coat with a hood, leggings, and footwear. The coat has fur tirm on the bottom hem and around the hood opening. Each doll’s facial features are beaded with black for the eyes and nostrils and red for the mouth.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3003 a,b
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3004
Description
Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are …
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
4.5 x 16.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Handmade male doll with a firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head. The doll has black yarn hair with two braids, and beaded facial features with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll’s clothes are made of hide with a headband, shirt, leggings and simple moccasins. The shirt and fringed leggings are decorated with squares of red and white beads. The headband is also decorated with red and white beads. The doll is made from moose hide and has mule deer hide shoes.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3004
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3005
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sle…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
6.0 x 15.0 x 28.0 cm
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and a hide covered head with black braided yarn hair. The braids are wrapped with beaded hide at the ends. The doll has beaded facial features with red beads at the mouth and black beads for the eyes and nostrils. The doll is wearing a long sleeved hide dress, with fringe under the yoke and along the bottom hem, and high top moccasins. The yoke of the dress is decorated with white and red beaded squares. The doll also has a bead wrapped belt with blue white and pink beads at the waist.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3005
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3006
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads a…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass
Dimensions
6.0 x 17.0 x 30.0 cm
Description
Handmade female doll with firmly stuffed cloth body and hide covered head and arms. The doll has black thread for hair that is worked into two braids that are bound with commercially prepared thong. The facial features are beaded with red beads for the mouth and black beads for the eyes (7 beads around a centre bead) and nostrils. The doll is wearing a short-sleeve dress, high top moccasins and a plain headband. The dress has fringe at the yoke, arm openings and bottom hem. The yoke is decorated with large blue and yellow beads.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
sewing
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3006
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood
Catalogue Number
108.05.3007
Description
Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small bra…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood
Dimensions
9.5 x 8.0 x 24.0 cm
Description
Female doll with a carved wooden anatomical body and the arms attached with nails. One arm is bent at the elbow and extended from the body. The body has been painted brown and the facial features also painted (black eyes and red lips). The doll has short yarn (wool?) beige hair with one small braid on each side of the face and the rest of the hair hanging free. The doll is wearing a fringed hide dress and headband, both glued in place. The headband is decorated with a zig-zag red line.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
carving
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3007
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
Catalogue Number
108.05.3008
Description
Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; skin; fibre; metal; plastic
Dimensions
4.0 x 11.0 x 19.0 cm
Description
Female doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face and head with beaded eyes sewn onto the face. The doll has black synthetic braided hair and a plain hide headband. The doll’s body is wire and is covered with a simple fringed dress.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3008
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
Catalogue Number
108.05.3009
Description
Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuf…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fruit; fibre; glass; hair; metal; skin
Dimensions
4.5 x 10.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Male doll with carved and dried apple used to create the face with a piece of braided hair attached across the top of the head. The doll has a wrapped and padded wire body. The doll is wearing a blue velvet regalia with grey fringed commercial leather details (apron, moccasins, gauntlets, leg cuffs and shirt details) that are beaded with black and yellow beads. The doll has a stiff hair roach attached to his head with a green, yellow and black beaded circle centered at the front.
Subject
Indigenous
regalia
crafts
beadwork
dancing
children
toy
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3009
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
plastic; skin; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3014
Description
Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
plastic; skin; glass
Dimensions
4.5 x 7.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Small plastic male doll with cut marks on the head from alteration. The doll is wearing a black regalia set decorated with white beads and sequins held on with blue beads. A thong wrapped hoop is attached to the doll’s left arm. There are hide fringes at the calves, wrists, and on the head (like a roach). The feet, covered in moccasins that have blue and orange beads, are attached to a hide loop.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
dancing
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3014
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood; glass
Catalogue Number
108.05.3015
Description
Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blu…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; wood; glass
Dimensions
2.0 x 9.0 x 12.0 cm
Description
Small doll with wooden legs extending to spikes through the feet. The doll is wearing fringed hide (tanned and untanned deer hide) shirt, leggings and breechcloth) and has braided black yarn hair. The facial features are beaded. The shirt, front of the leggings, and moccasins are beaded with blue, green and orange.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3015
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Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass; feather
Catalogue Number
108.05.3016
Description
Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The ne…
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Title
Doll
Date
prior to 1970
Material
fibre; skin; glass; feather
Dimensions
3.7 x 10.3 x 15.5 cm
Description
Bow-legged doll with grey and light beige body with no facial features. Brown commercial leather is attached to the head as hair. The doll is wearing fringed leggings and a shirt beaded with red and blue. The doll’s moccasins and a bag at the waist are decorated with red and white beads. The neck is wrapped with red and white beads and a white feather is attached to the back of the head.
Subject
Indigenous
crafts
beadwork
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.3016
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Date
n.d.
Material
Fabric
Catalogue Number
108.05.0139
Description
A small doll in the form of a girl wearing a Japanese kimono. Doll has a conical body, simple wire arms under the kimono, and a large round head with brown hair. Kimono consists of black top and white floral brocade skirt. Doll has blue headband and hair tied up in a top knot above this. Two black …
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Title
Doll
Date
n.d.
Material
Fabric
Dimensions
11.0 x 6.0 cm
Description
A small doll in the form of a girl wearing a Japanese kimono. Doll has a conical body, simple wire arms under the kimono, and a large round head with brown hair. Kimono consists of black top and white floral brocade skirt. Doll has blue headband and hair tied up in a top knot above this. Two black eyes and a smiling mouth are applied to the face which also has painted pink cheeks.
Subject
Whyte home home
toys
figurines
Japanese
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0139
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Date
n.d.
Material
Seal skin, fox fur
Catalogue Number
108.05.3018
Description
Large doll dressed in fox fur coat and seal skin pants and shoes. Face stitched with black string, hair or hat made of fur as well. Strip of pink gingham with flowers around doll’s neck, tucked in. Mitten hands and base of shoes are skin. Tag says “ESKIMO” on gold shiny paper. Image above of person…
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Title
Doll
Date
n.d.
Material
Seal skin, fox fur
Dimensions
54 x 31 cm
Description
Large doll dressed in fox fur coat and seal skin pants and shoes. Face stitched with black string, hair or hat made of fur as well. Strip of pink gingham with flowers around doll’s neck, tucked in. Mitten hands and base of shoes are skin. Tag says “ESKIMO” on gold shiny paper. Image above of person with spear on kayak with luggage, outlined by blue background. Inside, it says on left, “THIS TAG IS YOUR GUARANTEE THAT THIS ARTICLE HAS BEEN MADE BY A CANADIAN ESKIMO.” and in French below, “CETTE ETIQUETTE GARANTIT L’AUTHENTICITE DE CET ARTICLE D’ARTISANAT ESQUIMAU CANADIEN.” On right side, says typed “DESCRIPTION” and written next to it in pen “SEAL SKIN FOX FUR”. Then the next typed line below: “SIZE GRANDEUR” and written in pencil to its right, “Man doll”. Next typed line: “MAKER ARTISAN” space next to it left blank. Next typed line; “LOCATION LOCALITE” and in pen next to it “FORT CHIMO P.[O or Q]”. Last typed line “PRICE PRIX” with scribbled pen, presumably covering price. At the top right of the right page are illegible words in pencil [FTe4/5]? Unsure. Back says “ESKIMO” with image of person with spear on kayak with luggage. Colours on back in image are reversed from front (kayaker is blue).Tag has creases and at top inside is yellowing from tape. Hole punch is torn open at top.
Subject
Inuit (Eskimo)
Credit
Gift of Doreen Hutchinson, Calgary, 1988
Catalogue Number
108.05.3018
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Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
Catalogue Number
108.05.0001 a,b
Description
A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled…
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Title
Doll
Date
1910 – 1920
Material
skin; fibre; paper; glass; moss
Dimensions
60.0 (a); 24.0 (b) x 14.0 (a); 6.1 (b) x 15.0 (a); 0.5 (b) cm
Description
A very soft white (buckskin?) mossbag (a) with a small buckskin doll inside (b). a) A mossbag that laces down the entire front with a flap at the back. The bag is decorated with three diagonal stripes of orange, blue and purple beads on each side. The bag is lined with paper and fabric and filled with dried moss.b) A small stuffed doll of buckskin with a bonnet on its head. The bonnet trim and simple facial features are beaded with blue and black beads.
Subject
households
children
toys
crafts
beadwork
Indigenous, Stoney
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0001 a,b
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Date
1930 – 1935
Material
paper; fibre, silk; hair
Catalogue Number
108.05.0004 a,b
Description
Two dolls, one female and one male, with soft bodies and painted heads and hands. Both dolls are silk wearing tunics and pants with cloth slippers on feet. The female doll has real braided hair attached to the head, and the male wears a red skullcap which ties under the chin. The dolls are tied…
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Title
Doll
Date
1930 – 1935
Material
paper; fibre, silk; hair
Dimensions
18.5 x 4.0 x 7.0 cm
Description
Two dolls, one female and one male, with soft bodies and painted heads and hands. Both dolls are silk wearing tunics and pants with cloth slippers on feet. The female doll has real braided hair attached to the head, and the male wears a red skullcap which ties under the chin. The dolls are tied together at the neck with a ribbon.
Subject
households
toys
children
souvenirs
travel
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0004 a,b
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Date
1700 – 1875
Material
wood; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0005
Description
Carved wooden peg doll with clothes pin-like very simple head and body. Arms and legs simply carved and hinged at elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, painted facial features, black hair and black shoes. Wearing ornately styled handmade clothes (Queen Anne period ?) of silk brocade, metallic lace and…
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Title
Doll
Date
1700 – 1875
Material
wood; fibre
Dimensions
70.5 x 10.0 cm
Description
Carved wooden peg doll with clothes pin-like very simple head and body. Arms and legs simply carved and hinged at elbows, knees, shoulders and hips, painted facial features, black hair and black shoes. Wearing ornately styled handmade clothes (Queen Anne period ?) of silk brocade, metallic lace and heavily embroidered silk which are tacked directly to body.
Subject
households
toys
children
Credit
Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0005
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0010
Description
Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge,…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
20.0 x 5.5 x 7.0 cm
Description
Small handmade buckskin doll laced tightly into moss bag. Doll wears buckskin bonnet trimmed with red and yellow beads and has simply beaded features. Doll is swaddled with striped grey, blue and white cotton flannel material, moss bag has flap at head trimmed with red and yellow beads along edge, and is trimmed with a zig-zag line of red and yellow beads along sides. Opening of bag is covered with buckskin flap and is laced across with buckskin thong. Marks: small spot of purple ink/paint on back of bag.
Subject
Indigenous
beadwork
playthings
children
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0010
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Date
1950 – 1953
Material
fabric; hair; glass; metal
Catalogue Number
108.05.0014
Description
A stuffed doll representing a Navajo woman with bright pink plush bodice, and long purple skirt with blue and green floral print. Face, hands and feet of pink fabric wrapped over wire armature and stuffed, with white binding the length of the leg. Facial features drawn on carefully, and black wool …
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Title
Doll
Date
1950 – 1953
Material
fabric; hair; glass; metal
Dimensions
21.5 x 4.5 x 10.5 cm
Description
A stuffed doll representing a Navajo woman with bright pink plush bodice, and long purple skirt with blue and green floral print. Face, hands and feet of pink fabric wrapped over wire armature and stuffed, with white binding the length of the leg. Facial features drawn on carefully, and black wool hair bound in a loop at the nape of the neck with white cord. Green, white and turquoise bead necklace, sequin buttons, and sheet metal belt at waist.
Subject
Indigenous, Navajo
playthings
children
figure
female
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0014
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0015
Description
A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar…
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; glass; fibre
Dimensions
24.0 x 7.0 x 16.0 cm
Description
A small Indigenous papoose doll wrapped in moss bag. Head of buckskin with beaded features, and wearing a pointed cap trimmed around the edge with orange and blue beads. Body of pink and white checked waffle weave material, doll rests on firmly stuffed pink pillow. Buckskin mossbag with high collar, decorated along sides with green glass beads is tightly laced across front over buckskin flap beneath.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0015
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Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Catalogue Number
108.05.0016
Description
Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at …
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Title
Doll
Date
1960 – 1970
Material
skin; hair; glass; fibre
Dimensions
35.0 x 8.0 x 18.0 cm
Description
Firmly stuffed, handmade Indigenous doll of buckskin wearing shirt and leggings. Blue and red beaded facial features with black horsehair bound at either side with buckskin ties, and tiara like headband with orange and white zig-zag beading. Buckskin shirt is sleeveless with fringe across chest at front and back, and blue cross motif worked in beads on front and across yoke in back, plain leggings with wide flap at sides. Arms and feet simply sewn of buckskin, underbody of green textured fabric.
Subject
Indigenous
playthings
children
beadwork
Credit
Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
Catalogue Number
108.05.0016
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