Child's Doll from Meskwaki Settlement, 1930s
This is a 1930s era doll from the Meskwaki Settlement near Tama, IA. It is representative of a typical doll a child on the Meskwaki Settlement would have owned in the 1920s and 1930s. The face and clothing (including breechcloth and leggings) are made from tanned deer hide. The doll also includes intricate bead work, and took great skill to produce.
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Supported in part by The State Historical Society of Iowa Historical Resource Development Program; the Liberty Fund at Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines; and by Margaret J. Gurau of Ames to support history, arts and culture and nature programming for all Iowans.
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