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Catalog Number CAS 2016-0007-0035   CAS 2016-0007-0035; Doll
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Doll
Culture Pomo
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. California
County Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Late 20th century
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood: redwood; Leather; Buckskin; Shell: clam; Sinew
Description Doll made of a flat redwood stick covered with redwood strips sewn on with a tanned leather thong; The head is wrapped in tanned buckskin and the eyes are clamshell disk beads sewn on with sinew; The stick was shaped with metal tools and the wood strips appear to be from a carpenter’s wood plane; Contemporary version of a late 19th century/early 20th century style of girl’s doll.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 31.9, Width = ca. 10.0, Length = ca. 8.0