Doll Wearing Seminole Woman's Outfit
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Object Label
This shield-like emblem, called an aegis, depicts a ram-headed god wearing an elaborate crown. Objects like this often decorate divine boats, protecting both the vessel and its passengers through the strength of the ram.
Caption
Seminole. Doll Wearing Seminole Woman's Outfit, ca. 1940. Cotton, palmetto fiber, silk, beads, paper, 20 1/2 × 11 × 5 3/16 in. (52.1 × 27.9 × 13.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, A. Augustus Healy Fund, 41.222. Creative Commons-BY
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Culture
Title
Doll Wearing Seminole Woman's Outfit
Date
ca. 1940
Geography
Place made: Florida, United States
Medium
Cotton, palmetto fiber, silk, beads, paper
Classification
Dimensions
20 1/2 × 11 × 5 3/16 in. (52.1 × 27.9 × 13.2 cm)
Credit Line
A. Augustus Healy Fund
Accession Number
41.222
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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