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Plains Indian Skookum Doll circa 1950's

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:200.00 - 400.00 USD
Plains Indian Skookum Doll circa 1950's
Featured in this lot is a Plains Indian Skookum doll circa 1950's. The Skookum doll was developed by Mary Dwyer McAboy (1876-1961) who was from Missoula, Montana. She began by carving apple head dolls and production evolved over the years from composition to plastic. This doll shows a cotton doll covered with commercial leather, sinew hand sewn, and stuffed and processed with trade seed beads. These beads include colors of black, translucent red, chalk white, sky blue, and many other colors on the dolls necklace. This doll is in good condition for its age, showing some wear to the leather face and clothes. This piece measures 5" x 1 1/4" x 10".