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Doll Rendered by Bertha Semple (artist), c. 1937 watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper overall: 35.7 x 28.1 cm (14 1/16 x 11 1/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 13 1/2" high Index of American Design 1943.8.15415 |
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Handmade dolls were among the many crafts produced by people of the Spanish colonial southwest. This rag doll, possibly dating from 1795, was made by a California Indian woman for the original owner, a Mrs. Villa. The doll may be seen as an Indian's interpretation of Spanish colonial women. In the early days of the United States, southwest arts and crafts were often the work of Indian artisans.
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