Female doll. Buckskin body with beaded eyes, black embroidery floss hair in braids tied with red thread. Two-skin dress heavily beaded in blue and white with red accents. Turtle amulet contains sage. Leather belt with conchos. Beaded moccasins. H = 5.5”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Rosebud, Todd County, South Dakota
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, South Dakota, Rosebud Sioux. Made by Frank Standing High.
Culture or time period:
Sioux
Maker or artist:
Frank Standing High
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
August 1987
Materials:
Buckskin, Leather, and Leather (buckskin, beads, embroidery floss, leather.)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets, Dolls (figurines), and Embroidery (visual works)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Purchased from the maker, in Spearfish, SD for $85.