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Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71834, described as Navajo baby doll and cradle board. Cradle made of board, notched with a “V” and with two leather straps to hold the baby. Fabric sun shade is thumbtacked to the board and tied with white yarn. Baby is stuffed fabric with inked feathers and mohair hair. Wrapped in purple and white fabric wrapping.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71778, described as Navajo female doll. H = 17.5”. All cloth, stuffed doll. Embroidered features w/ black yarn hari. Sewn black booths, black simulated leather dress, fringes of poly. Multicolored, two trand, bead necklace.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71793, described as Navajo woman doll. Cloth stuffed body. Cloth face with painted feathres. Dressed in magenta velvet dress, red cloth shoes, beads of multi-colors. Black wool yarn hair clubbed w/ blue yarn. Ric-rac belt & decoration on dress. Under skirt of printed cotton.H = 11.0”
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71786, described as Navajo man doll. Stuffed cotton. Painted features. Wool yarn hair. Dressed in purple velvet blouse, white fabric trousers, red fabric shoes, red yarn belt & head band. Sequin buttons, necklace and earrings. Leather hands.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71801, described as Navajo medicine man’s twin doll. Two wooden sticks fastened together with green and white yarn; long yellow yarn protruding in opposite directions. Strand of beads warapped around center composed of 2 large green beads and multicolored seed beads. A turkey feather is on top. Faces have pencil dot eyes and mouth on smooth ends, and black-top heads

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