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Dakota male doll
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| Description | Dakota male doll probably made by the Bluecloud family from the Upper Sioux Indian Community in Granite Falls, Minnesota. The doll wears an animal hide shirt with fringed yoke and fringed cuffs on sleeves. The shirt has a black fur collar, a grey fur over-the -shoulder fur sash, and a beaded necklace with a solid copper pendent. The doll wears dark wool flannel trousers with white satin trim on outside leg seam and both cuffs; leg seam is lightly beaded with red beads. Dark blue, light blue, and red yarn balls decorate both sleeves and legs just above the knees. His black yarn hair is in two long braids tied with animal hide ornamented with blue beads, metal cones and red feathers. The doll has beaded facial features and a sculpted nose. He wears earrings of beads and cowrie shells as well as animal hide moccasins lightly beaded with red, white, and blue beads. |
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| Quantity | 1 item |
| Format | Content Category: artifacts |
| Measurements | 15 inches height From top of feathers to feet. 11 inches width From hand to hand. 3 inches depth |
| Nomenclature | Doll |
| Creation | Made by (possibly): Bluecloud family Made by Dakota Indians Made in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States Made in Upper Sioux Reservation, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States |
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Made by Dakota Indians Made in Granite Falls, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States Made in Upper Sioux Reservation, Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States Dakota dolls Indian. Recreation. Dolls |
| Dates | Creation: Approximately 1960 - Approximately 1970 |
| Holding Type | 3D Objects |
| ID Number | 2010.92.5 |