#399

Native American Doll with Feathered Headdress, Possibly Blackfoot Tribe
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$1,100
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Description
14" (36 cm.) Of softest suede with stitch-shaped and painted facial features, black bead eyes, fabric hair arranged in long stitched-down braids, leather body under suede costume with elaborate beaded design, including moccasins, and with feathered bonnet. The doll may be wearing the costume of the Blackfoot Tribe, whose members had become close friends with Shirley Temple during the filming of "Susannah of the Mounties".