Bright Eyed Large Presumed Inuit Cloth Doll with Embroidered Face on Hide and Yarn Hair woman in red Just a wonderful portrait I

Just a wonderful portrait I think

) Very saturated color

together with the strangeness of the foreground

Stable and sound and not at all fragile

Bright Eyed Large Presumed Inuit Cloth Doll with Embroidered Face on Hide and Yarn Hair woman in red Just a wonderful portrait INo way could I look into her bright eyes and leave this girl behind; I simply have no choice in situations like this, where there is another soul involved! And, stripped of what was likely a hide or fur covered parka though still wearing her beaded moccasins she felt a bit vulnerable. Found in Maine, and I believe Inuit, she has a well stuffed cotton body, hide head and hands, hand embroidered face, and black yarn braided hair. C. 1920s 40s I believe