North American Indian Girl And Boy Paper Dolls

Noted paper doll artist Kathy Allert's keen eye for authentic detail is reflected in this meticulously researched and accurately rendered collection. It contains a boy and a girl doll, each approximately 5 1/2" high, and 31 different full-color outfits accurately re-creating the native dress of 19 tribes that span a vast area of the North American continent. Among the traditional costumes (identified on each plate) are an Apache coming-of-age dress; a Tlingit dress with button blanket; an Inuit costume of the Far North, complete with ivory snow goggles and harpoon; the dress of a modern Kiowa princess; the feathered short and fringed leggings of a Crow warrior; the lace-trimmed blouse and multicolored skirt of a young Seminole girl; the brightly decorated trousers and tunic of a Choctaw boy playing stickball; a Pueblo Deer Dancer's costume, decorated with evergreen sprigs; as well as colorful tribal outfits of the Algonquin, Iroquois, Cheyenne, Ojibwa, Sioux, Hopi, Navajo, and other Indian tribes. Headdresses, hats, baskets, jars, dolls, and other accessories complete the authentic native costumes. A unique addition to any paper doll collection, this charming volume offers hours of educational entertainment for doll lovers of all ages. It is an especially useful resource for social studies classes or for anyone interested in the clothing and culture of North American Indians.

Youngsters will have a lot of fun dressing these two little Native Americans from the Northwest while they learn about tribal customs and artifacts. Outfits worn by such coastal tribes as the Tsimshian, Tlingit, Haida, and Kwakiutl include colorfully decorated dancing costumes, blankets, headdresses, and a warrior's tunic. 2 dolls on gatefold cover. Over 60 costumes and accessories on 8 plates.

Entertaining, informative collection features 2 dolls and more than 60 outfits and accessories. Apparel for tribal chieftains, festival dancers, and other members of such coastal tribes as the Tsimshian, Tlingit, Haida, and Kwakiutl include woven cedar bark robes, button blankets, colorful tunics, as well as feather headdresses, dramatic masks, and basketry hats.

Youngsters will have a great time dressing these two little Native Americans in traditional ceremonial costumes of the Kiowa-Apache, Navajo, Hopi, Pima, Yuma, and other tribes. Wardrobes include brilliantly ornamented shawls, tunics, and dresses, as well as costumes for a warrior and chieftain, dancers, hunters, and other figures. Captions. 2 dolls, 32 costumes.

Carefully researched mini-collection features a little Navajo girl with a contemporary wardrobe of jeans, T-shirt, and sneakers and traditional tribal skirts, tops, and footwear. 1 doll, 26 full-color stickers.

32 exotic costumes for 2 little islanders: Tahitian mourning dress, apparel for a warrior, Samoan dancers, and more, plus headdresses, religious figures, other tribal artifacts.

Concise, illuminating discussion of origins, execution, and symbolism of North American Indian beadwork. Numerous examples from Eastern Woodlands and Plains Indians. Over 300 figures.