Female doll

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Date created: circa 1960

Culture/People: Seminole
Artist/Maker: Mary Jane Billie, Seminole
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-

Collection History: Collection history unknown; acquired by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives before 1971; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Florida; USA (inferred)

See related items: Seminole; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/5257
Barcode: 255257.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Female doll
Media/Materials: Palmetto fiber, cotton cloth, fabric trim, glass bead/beads, thread
Techniques: Sewn, strung, wrapped
Dimensions: 15.3 x 10 x 7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws61c0ad70e-96b8-4907-9e50-a88678323751

Record ID: NMAI_271122