All leather, stuffed, “Spirit” doll. No face; braided horsehair hair. Wears “hair pipe” earrings & breast plate; leather “concho” belt over fringed leather dress. Blue/red beading on shoulders. Leather boots. Dress is Kiowa type. H = 8 3/4”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Carson City, Carson City County, Nevada
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, New Mexico, Taos Pueblo. Made by Rose Freeman of Tubac, AZ
Culture or time period:
Cherokee, Kiowa, and Taos
Maker or artist:
Rose Freeman
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Materials:
Horsehair, Leather, and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Purchased at Carson City, NV, Stewart Indian Museum. Kiowa type dress, as Taos is the northern-most pueblo and was oriented to the southern Plains group. Maker is a Cherokee raised in Taos.