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Leather doll with buckskin dress with geometric design and beaded moccasins
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Single, left foot beaded moccasin with geometric design
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Female doll with cloth dress and beaded leggings with beaded features and shoes / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

The doll's dress appears to be used for the Sunrise or puberty ceremony. This can be identified by the style of the top of the dress.

Tags: doll, girl, Female, Southwestern, beadwork, moccasins
People: Apache
Places: Southwest, Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use, ceremonial use, commercial sale

From interviews with Dr. Garrick Bailey, 2018-2020 University of Tulsa, Professor Emeritus of Anthropology

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Title(s): 
Female doll with cloth dress and beaded leggings with beaded features and shoes
Creator(s): 
Unknown
Culture: 
Native American; Apache, San Carlos or White Mountain (artist and user)
Date: 
late 19th century
Materials/Techniques: 
hide, glass, metal, cotton
Classification: 
Object Type: 
Accession No: 
84.917
Previous Number(s): 
8436.917
Department: 
Not On View

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