The Seminole people reside in the Everglades of southern Florida. In the late 1800’s the women began making dolls out of the palmetto for the tribe’s children. The fibers of the palmetto were used for the majority of the doll’s construction. Later, cotton was used to stuff the doll’s fiber […]
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As we stated last week, after we shared a post on Native dolls, we also wanted to share some of the dolls from our own collection! The Seminole people reside in the Everglades of southern Florida. In the late 1800’s the women began making dolls out of the palmetto for […]
We recently posted on our Facebook page about dolls made by the native people and we wanted to bring up some examples of the dolls that you can find in our exhibits! Almost all native tribes have dolls, but none are so common as the Corn Husk Doll. Like the […]
Almost all native tribes have dolls, but none are so common as the Corn Husk Doll. Like the one featured above, these dolls are made from the husks of corn. Historically they were made by many of the tribes that grew corn, and each one had a different story to […]
In the harsh winter months of the north west, water sources freeze solid. Most of us would consider it impossible to fish in this harsh environment. The Intuit never let this “complication” hinder them. They still had to provide food for their families. The doll featured here shows an Inuit […]
The Seminole people reside in the Everglades of southern Florida. In the late 1800’s the women began making dolls out of the palmetto for the tribe’s children. The fibers of the palmetto were used for the majority of the doll’s construction. Later, cotton was used to stuff the doll’s fiber […]
Inuit girls were taught at a very young age the basic skills needed to perform adult tasks. Those skills were learned by a child through the creation of her own set of dolls representing activities for every day life. Usually an older female relative helped the youngster master the skills […]