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Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Baby doll, accession number 2-71887b, described as Baby is blanketed w/ composition head and black, embroidery floss hair.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Beaded bag, accession number 2-18812, described as Bag; rectangular; multicolored all-over beading on one side only on black ground; bead tassells; 14 cm x 21.5 cm. Probably a tobacco bag.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71887a,b, described as Apple headed, seated female doll, with baby. Synthetic fabric head cover, cotton dress and falnnel blanket. Leather boots, embroidery floss hair in braids, wooden hands and feet. Baby is blanketed w/ composition head and black, embroidery foss hair. H = 6”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71762, described as Kiowa man doll. All cloth doll w/ embroidered features, heavy black embroidery floss hair done in 2 braids w/ silver chain decoration. Dresed in leather mocassins with laces, “bat-winged” leggings of beige corduroy to the hips, red felt breechclout over white underpants, bright geometric print shirt. Leggings have wide bat-wing appearance with fringe and red berad trim. H = 12.5”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71886, described as Apple headed, seated man doll. Wears a feather war bonnet. Eyes formed from black eyed peas. Carved wooden hands and feet. Leather shoes. Fabric shirt, trousers and blanket. Bead necklace. Embroidery floss hair in 2 braids. H = 6”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71885, described as Corn husk doll - childs doll. Corn husk w/ brown corn-silk hair and feather. H = 8”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Mother doll, accession number 2-71887a, described as Apple headed, seated female doll, with baby. Synthetic fabric head cover, cotton dress and flannel blanket. Leather boots, embroidery floss hair in braids, wooden hands and feet.
Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-5209, described as Buckskin, yellow stained; painted symbolic designs; fringed. Meaning of symbolic designs (an individual warrior's dream and prayer): the "Thunder-bird" and heralding swallows fly at the front facing the enemy; lightening darts from the arms; the turtle protects the wearer's back.

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