Doll

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

MediumBuffalo grass, cotton cloth and yarn

DimensionsOverall: 11 × 8 1/2 × 4 1/2 inches (27.94 × 21.59 × 11.43 cm)

Credit LineGift of Howard and Mary Ellen Meredith

Object number2025.90.3

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DescriptionFemale doll dressed in a long, blue, floral patterned dress with long sleeves accented with red yarn trim. Her hair is parted down the middle in two braids tied with light blue yarn. Her black eyes and red lips are made from yarn. She holds a basket in her proper right hand.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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