Doll Wearing Complete Typical Costume of a Seminole Woman Item Number: 41.222 from the Brooklyn Museum

Description

Fully dressed doll with a coconut husk base, beaded necklace and earrings.This type of doll was created extensively for the burgeoning tourist market during the ealry 1900s.

Credit Line

A. Augustus Healy Fund

Item History

  • Made between 1938 and 1942

What

Name
Doll Wearing Complete Typical Costume of a Seminole Woman
Identification Number
41.222
Type of Item
costume and doll
Material
fibre, cotton, silk, bead and coconut husk
Measurements
“16 5/16 x 21 1/4 in. (41.5 x 54.0 cm)” ?

Who

Culture
Seminole

Where

Holding Institution
Brooklyn Museum

When

Creation Date
between 1938 and 1942

Other

Classification
Recreation, Toys, Games