#388

Carved Wooden Folk Doll in Traditional Costume of Greenland
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17" (43 cm.) Carved wooden head with natural finish,firmly-stuffed body with wooden hands,brunette human hair fitted into wig indentation on scalp,with original topknot. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: circa 1910. Value Points: the native doll of Greenland is wearing an elaborate original costume of decorated kidskin with beaded yoke and especially beautiful thigh-high boots.