Doll representing an Isleta Pueblo Woman
Mercedes Abeita, Santa Isleta Pueblo / American, 1915 - 1978
Isleta Pueblo (Sieh-Wibag)
Southwest
1953
Paper mache face, wool, cotton cloth, satin, lace, imitation pearls, plastic beads, metal cylinder beads, glass trade beads, buckskin, paint, felt, silver buttons, yarn and eyelet
Overall: 17 3/4 × 9 5/8 × 2 15/16 in. (45.1 × 24.4 × 7.5 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: The Wellington Indian Doll Collection Gift of Barbara Wellington Wells
987.35.26771
Geography
Place Made: Iselta Day School, Isleta Pueblo, United States, North America
Period
20th century
Object Name
Recreational Artifacts: Toy, Doll
Research Area
Native American
Native American: Southwest
Not on view
Exhibition History
Braves and Dolls: American Indian Costume in Miniature Dartmouth College Museum, Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1969.
Fall Exhibit [Blue ribbon winner], Isleta Day School, Isleta, New Mexico, 1953.
Historical Society of Montana, Helena, Montana, 1955.
Montana Club
Northern Montana College, Havre, Montana, 1954.
Provenance
Mercedes Abeita [fifth grade], Isleta Day School, Isleta, New Mexico; sold to J. W. "Duke" Wellington (1896-1987), December 7, 1953 [sale arranged by Mrs. Katherine Miller, Isleta Day School]; given to his daughter, Barbara Joan Wellington Wells, Barre, Vermont; given to present collection, 1987.
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