Woman Doll w/Children on Horse
(Navajo), c. 1980
Cotton, yarn, wood, beads, glue
On loan courtesy of The Children's Museum of Indianapolis.85.1.262

Dolls
Look at all these dolls! Each one is from a different community and many are from different parts of North America.What do they tell you about their owner:

How he or she dressed?
What kind of materials he or she had?
How long ago he or she lived?
What he or she was learning about roles for men and women?

The things these dolls could tell you about what they've seen! Some are equipped for work on the Plains or in the Arctic; some are in finery, perhaps for a celebration; some use natural resources; and others use trade or commercial items. Just like today, young girls and boys also played with these dolls.The children learned about their heritage and their future role as an adult in the community.

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