Beautiful Native American Cloth Doll with Hand-painted Papier Mache Head Flo Shay basket and one might guess that

and one might guess that the whole ensemble

I have only found one other old jointed pull toy clown out there that matches this one precisely in structure and silhouette

invoking a smoke-filled haze (or smoke-induced hallucination

or a pitcher with a great form and weight

or any sort of gathering oriented toward grazing--or just for bedside snacks

Beautiful Native American Cloth Doll with Hand-painted Papier Mache Head Flo Shay basket and one might guess thatI am not certain the age or origins of this wonderful Native American doll, which I purchased from a seller in Oregon, but I find her an incredibly tender thing, and am completely taken with her. Her head I believe is paper mch, though almost seems like leather, with sculpted then hand painted features, attached to a hand stitched cloth body, with painted hands and legs. Her hair is black yarn, on her feet are suede moccasin boots, and under her