Cree Indian Dolls

c. 1936

Jane Iverson

Associated Names
Jane Iverson

Artist, American, 1910 - 1997

Two individuals are depicted in full-length view, standing side by side. The person on the left is wearing a long dress with blue and yellow circular decorations, along with a wooden mask featuring a face with rectangular eyes, a nose, and a closed mouth. They also wear green and yellow shoes. The person on the right is dressed in a fringed tunic and pants adorned with blue and yellow beads, wearing a wooden mask with a feather and similar facial features. Their shoes have blue designs, and their pants have fringed accents. The background is plain and light-colored.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor and graphite on paper

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 38.3 x 46.4 cm (15 1/16 x 18 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" high

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.15529


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design, New York: 1970, p. 640, no. 2313 - 2314.

Wikidata ID

Q64580810

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