Doll
Category
Dolls
Date
1935
Materials
Composition, Glass, Suede, Textile
Measurements
355 mm (H)
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 278030
Summary
Composition head doll representing a Native American man. The doll has glass eyes, long black hair in two braids, suede trousers and a felt blanket wrapped around the shoulders. This is an example of the so-called 'Skookum' doll, a type of tourist or souvenir doll manufactured and distributed on the east coast of the United States of America by the Arrow Novelty company, New York. The dolls were designed by Mary Dwyer McAboy (1876-1961) after 'apple-head' dolls she carved and played with as a child. They portray Native American peoples in stylised, stereotypical ways.
Marks and inscriptions
'1935' (label)