FOUR ASSORTED PLAINS AND SOUTHWEST REGIONS NATIVE AMERICAN DOLLS. One doll (far right) artist signed: BETTY BARRACKMAN (NORGE). Hide Doll with Beaded Regalia (Far Left) is constructed from tanned hide or leather (buckskin), stuffed, with hair made from fiber or horsehair. The doll holds a stick or "coup stick" accessory. This doll may be a traditional doll or figure from Plains tribes (like the Lakota, Cheyenne, or Crow). Cloth Doll in Traditional Dress (Second from Right) is a soft-bodied doll made primarily from cloth (likely cotton), with black yarn or fiber hair and wear a brightly-colored dress and yoke beadwork which is associated with traditional clothing from the Southern Plains, Cherokee, or Oklahoma-based tribes. Clay/Soft Sculpture Effigy Doll (Far Right) is a painted clay/pottery doll with fiber hair and wearing a distinctive beaded cape or shawl with geometric patterns. It is artist signed NORGE in the back.
ARTIST PROFILE: BETTY BARRACKMAN (NORGE) lived in Needles and was a self-taught potter who was productive in the 1960s and 1970s decades. She made a variety of vessel and human and animal shapes. Unlike other potters, she often fired her pottery in a kiln. Barrackman's husband was active in tribal government and she took care of the extended family. As a result, her pottery output was limited. - Tallest doll (Yellow dress): 17 inches. Estimate $200-250
