Unknown Title (Doll with Feather Headdress)
Artist?
Rhonda Holy Bear
(born 1959 South Dakota; lives Las Vegas, Nevada)
Datelate 20th century
Mediumcarved and painted wood, dentalium shells, glass beads on leather, thread, hair, ribbon, feathers, metal decoration, sequins, and buttons fabric
Dimensions27 1/4 × 8 × 5 1/2 in. (69.2 × 20.3 × 14 cm)
ClassificationsTextile, Fiber Arts, & Beadwork
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the estate of Ruth and Sidney Schultz
Object numberPC2022.44.189
DescriptionA male doll figure wearing a blue shirt with stars and a beaded vest decorated with figures on horseback. The top half of his face is painted red, his hair is in long braids, and he wears a feather war bonnet, a shell necklace, and beaded shoes. He holds a pipe and a beaded bag in his left hand. The figure is mounted to a circular black base.On View
Not on view
ca. 1930