Property from the estate of Hubert E. Rickert, California
Lot 1029
Two Southwest pottery dolls length 12 and 8 3/4in
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5 December 2005, 12:00 PST
California, San FranciscoSold for US$2,643.75 inc. premium
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Find your local specialistTwo Southwest pottery dolls
Including a Yuma example, the figure shown wrapped in a cradle, the upper torso and head visible with wide staring eyes, a headband about the horsehair coiffure, painting on the face and chest area, the cradle on a bent hoop foundation, consisting of braided fibers suspended below, cloth and yarn used for swaddling; along with a Mojave doll, similarly painted with striping on the face and upper torso, the female figure with hands held to the chest, hair sprouting from the open crown at top, wearing a beaded necklace and cotton cloth skirt, one leg missing.
length 12 and 8 3/4in
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length 12 and 8 3/4in
See illustration