13" NATIVE FACELESS LEATHER DOLL, HUMAN HAIR, BEADED DRESS, MOCCS

ORIGIN UNKNOWN AND AGE UNKNOWN ABOUT 13.5  inches tall mitt hands,  seamed leather body, legs with  turquoise rawhide strips on legs and on one of her human hair pigtails.. I thought Sioux but I do not know her origin.    well made.. human hair, no facial features..  stitching up the front of her long legs..    bod AK on her backside artist initials.. beaded on bodice of print dress,  and on the cuffs..   beautifully created.  would say dress is hand sewn... filed lr glass cabinet inv.    body is all off white leather, leather mitt hands  lots of beading, leather belt at waist..  09 2021 inv going to reddeer 2023 lr box reduced this lovely doll could be a Lakota tribe doll write up online LAKOTA DOLLS ARE TRADITIONALLY MADE FROM BUCKSKIN. THE BODIES ARE STUFFED WITH CATTAIL FLUFF OR BUFFALO HAIR. THE HAIR IS USUALLY HORSE HAIR OR BUFFALO HAIR. WHY DO NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLS HAVE LONG HAIR? AS LEGEND HAS IT, WHEN YOU DIE, IF YOU DON’T HEAR YOUR NAME CALLED, YOU CAN’T CROSS OVER TO THE OTHER SIDE. SO, JUST IN CASE YOU DON’T HEAR YOUR NAME WHEN IT IS CALLED, IF YOU HAVE LONG HAIR, SOMEONE ON THE OTHER SIDE CAN GRAB YOUR LONG HAIR AND PULL YOU OVER.