🔔 Up for Sale

This is a charming vintage Native American souvenir doll — hard plastic face with sleep eyes — dressed in a beautifully hand-stitched suede/felt fringed dress with colorful braid trim and red feather accents — a classic example of mid-century American tourist trade folk art.

Features black synthetic braided hair with red feather accents, a colorful braided fabric headband, and black molded boots. The sleep eyes open when upright and close when laid flat — a hallmark feature of 1950s–1960s doll craftsmanship.

📋 Item Overview

• Vintage Native American souvenir doll — hard plastic/celluloid face
• Sleep eyes — open upright, close when laid flat
• Black synthetic braided hair with red feather accents
• Colorful braided fabric headband with red feather
• Hand-stitched suede/felt fringed dress with colorful braid trim throughout
• Black molded plastic boots
• Height: 7.5 inches
• Era: 1950s–1960s — unmarked
• Strong crossover appeal: vintage doll collectors, mid-century Americana collectors, Native American collectibles buyers, tourist trade folk art enthusiasts

📐 Dimensions

• Height: 7.5 inches
• Material: Hard Plastic Face / Suede-Felt Costume

🕰 Historical Context

Mid-century Native American souvenir dolls were produced in large quantities for the American tourist trade from the 1940s through the 1970s — sold at roadside attractions, trading posts, national parks, and gift shops throughout the American West and Southwest. These dolls featured hard plastic or celluloid faces with sleep eyes — a popular doll mechanism of the era — dressed in hand-stitched suede or felt costumes with fringe, braid trim, and feather accents. Today they are collected as mid-century Americana, vintage toy collectibles, and examples of American tourist trade folk art.

📌 Condition

Age wear to costume consistent with period. Some spotting to suede dress as shown. Face displays well with sleep eye mechanism functioning. Hair intact. A charming vintage survivor in solid displayable condition. Please see pictures carefully for condition.

📦 Shipping

Perfectly packed, insured, and tracked via USPS.

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