Description:

North America, United States, Arts of the African Diaspora, ca. 1940 CE. Three hand-crafted vintage African-American cloth rag dolls created during the early 20th century. The largest example wears a red and tan gingham fabric short sleeve dress and an ornamental red and rhinestone button under the collar. Her face is quite expressive with an appliqued open mouth, protruding nose, wide eyes and arched brows, and a coiffure of human hair. The other two also wear beautifully hand-sewn dresses, one a red, pink, green, and blue floral print with a white apron, the other with a beige, red, black, and green floral print and dark green apron. The visages of this pair are comparatively more minimalist in style, with only eyes delineated with stitching and a single row of knobby hair curls around the peripheries. All have long limbs and wear white pantaloons underneath their dresses. A fine ensemble representing this African-American tradition. Size: Largest measures 24" x 8" (61 x 20.3 cm).

Provenance: Ex-Historia Antiques, James Caswell, Santa Monica, CA

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  • Condition: Smalller dolls are near choice, with a minor discoloration to green apron of one. Large doll shows fading to face and limbs, possible losses of appliques to eyes, and normal fading and wear to dress as shown.

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