Doll

Artist Lorene Drywater (North American Indian, Cherokee, 1932 - 2021)

MediumBuffalo grass, cotton cloth, and yarn

DimensionsOverall: 11 3/4 × 8 × 4 1/2 inches (29.85 × 20.32 × 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith

Object number2025.90.2

SignedArtist's information handwritten in black ink on the inside of the white slip at the back: "Buffalo Grass Doll Made by Lorene Drywater Tahlequah, OK 74464"

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DescriptionFemale doll dressed in a long, black and white, polka dot patterned dress with long sleeves accented with white yarn trim. Her hair is parted down the middle in two braids tied with the same white yarn. Her black eyes and red lips are made from yarn.Provenance

Provenance

Collection of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith;

With America Meredith, Norman, Oklahoma;

Her gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2025.

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