Male doll
Date1960s
Maker
Snohomish
Attributed to
Agnes James
Snohomish
Label TextBasketry dolls were made for girl's play and to teach domestic crafts, and for the thriving commercial market in modern time. As with baskets, women put their individual artistic signatures on these delightful works. Miniature tools appropriate for each gender accompany the dolls.
Object numberSC2005.15
ProvenanceProvenance: Artist; Vi Hilbert (as purchase), Washington, (ca. 1985-1995) until 2005
Photo CreditPhoto Credit: Susan Cole
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, S'abadeb - The Gifts: Pacific Coast Salish Art and Artists, October 24, 2008 - January 11, 2009; Royal British Columbia Museum, Victoria, BC, November 2009 - March 2010
Seattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Song, Story, Speech: Oral Traditions of Puget Sound's First People, August 5, 2004 - January 31, 2006Credit LineGift of Vi Hilbert
Dimensionsapprox. 12in. high
MediumWoven grass
First Nations, Nuu-chah-nulth, Hesquiat
late 19th to early 20th century
Object number: 92.123
Nigerian, Yoruba culture
mid-20th century
Object number: 2023.18.1
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