Beautiful Black Folk Art Stockinette Doll with Astrakhan Hair painting on paddle the Pima (now called Akimel

the Pima (now called Akimel Oʼodham

so here this is

Stems are 5 3/8" long when open

A few spots/stains and a light crease at lower right

with its terminus visible on the interior of the scoop

Beautiful Black Folk Art Stockinette Doll with Astrakhan Hair painting on paddle the Pima (now called AkimelA beautiful, very tender feeling doll I think, which I believe dates to sometime between about 1910 and 1930. Her head and body were made of of black knit stocking firmly stuffed, with separate rolled pieces for her arms and legs, which were hand stitched to the torso. Hand embroidered black eyes, red nose and slightly open red mouth, adding up to a face that makes her feel to me keenly observant if a bit wary. Her hair is astrakhan (lambs wool, still