Doll
Category
Dolls
Date
1926
Materials
Textile
Measurements
340 mm (H)
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Penrhyn Castle, Gwynedd
NT 278032
Summary
Doll representing a Native American man wrapped in a blanket, with painted features and long black hair with a headband. This is an early 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
'1926' (label)