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Rag doll with plaid cotton shawl and yarn hair / Unknown

Curatorial Remarks

The Osage used to make rag dolls similar to this for their children to play with.

Tags: doll, cotton, plaid, yarn
People: Possibly Osage
Places: Oklahoma
Purpose: domestic use

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