Female doll

Date1960's

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 numberSC2005.16

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- December 12, 2005

Credit LineGift of Vi Hilbert

Dimensionsapprox. 12in. high

MediumWoven grass