Format/Object name:
Female doll
Date created:
1965
Artists/Makers:
Kay Bennett (Kay C. "Kaibah" Bennett), Diné (Navajo), 1922-1997
Place:
Sheep Springs Trading Post; Sheep Springs, Navajo Reservation; San Juan County; New Mexico; USA
Media/Materials:
Commercially tanned leather, velvet, felt, synthetic fabric, cotton cloth, wool yarn, silver, turquoise, imitation hair, paint, unknown stuffing
Techniques:
Sewn, woven, painted, hammered, stamped, stuffed
Collection History/Provenance:
Purchased by Marvin Cohen (1929-1995) at the Sheep Springs Trading Post (Sheep Springs, New Mexico) in 1966; inherited by his widow Ivy Cohen; donated to NMAI by Mrs. Cohen in 2006 in memory of Marvin Cohen.
Dimensions:
59.6 x 49.5 x 14.7 cm
Catalog number:
26/5677
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