Beautiful Early Wooden Doll from Salamanca, New York painted tin and maybe the black dots

and maybe the black dots on the exterior are meant to evoke stars as well

discovered the artist at one of those gatherings

slightly hooking

There is a looped thread on the back for hanging

Beautiful Early Wooden Doll from Salamanca, New York painted tin and maybe the black dotsI purchased early doll this from a dealer with very wonderful things, and know from a note that it came from Salamanca, New York, located inside the Allegany Indian Reservation, and governed by the Seneca Nation. Whether it is Native American or not I am not certain, but definitely it is an early one, in keeping with early American bedpost dolls. And what a beautiful thing, Shaker esque in its simplicity and perfect proportions, with a fantastic dry