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Early Chippewa Female Skookum Doll

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:75.00 - 250.00 USD
Early Chippewa Female Skookum Doll
Offered for sale is a Chippewa Female Skookum Doll. The doll features a wool trade blanket, blue color scheme, a papoose, and great detail. One method of determining the production date of the dolls is by studying the footwear. A Skookum doll was a Native American themed doll, sold as a souvenir item in the early 20th century. The earliest dolls from around 1913 had moccasins made of leather. By 1918, the mocassins were simulated with suede applied to wood, and painted designs. By 1924, they were molded of composition material, and by the 1950s, the dolls had plastic feet. Production of the dolls ended in the early 1960s. The piece is in good condition with few signs of wear. It measures 12 1/2" H x 5" W x 3 1/2" D