"Amitola" a Seminole Doll by Precious Moments

Left, many layered beads about her neck and faux earrings adorn this doll.
Right, The Amitola doll wears a colorful horizontal striped poncho-style mantle about her shoulders.

       The name "Amitola" is the Native American name for rainbow and this doll is certainly dressed with all the colors of the rainbow. She wears the distinctive historical costume of the Seminole Tribe. Her head , forearms and lower calves plus shoes are all made from vinyl and her torso from stuffed plush. The shoes are tan, molded moccasins and her undergarments consist of tan colored pantaloons. Her facial features include the signature tear drop eyes painted on all Precious Moments dolls. Her nose is suggested in the dolls head design with a slight bump, her smile an incised arch and her ears pierced with faux-looking heishe beads. Her straight black hair style is rooted. She has no points of articulation because her was manufactured with a traditional rag doll body. But she can be easily posed with a stand or can sit on her own in a chair.

This dolls tag is also her certificate of authenticity.

       This Amitola doll is dressed in  Seminole patchwork, referred to by Seminole and Miccosukee women as Taweekaache (design in the Mikasuki language), is a patchwork style made from piecing colorful strips of fabric in horizontal bands. Seminole patchwork garments are often trimmed with a rickrack border. Early examples of this technique are known from photographs in the 1910s, and its use by Seminole women in garment construction began to flourish in the 1920s. Seminole patchwork has historically been an important source of income for many Seminole women, and today remains a source of cultural pride.

More About Seminole Traditional Dress:

• The History of Seminole Clothing and Its Multi-Colored Designs by Hilda J. Davis (PDF)
• Lessons on the Seminole Tribe of Florida
• Seminole Culture: Who We Are, Garments

Her tag reads: "American culture owes much of its richness to the contributions of Native Americans, from their traditions, arts, crafts, music, religion, and leadership. Precious Moments salutes the American Indian people. . . Amitola is a cherished part of our Precious Moments Native American Indians Doll Collection. She is a Limited Edition collectible doll, a creation of the finest quality and workmanship. This certificate of authenticity verifies that the doll is an exclusive Limited Edition. Only the finest materials have been used in the making of this doll. She is 6,429 out of 17,500 signature by Sam Butcher."

Left, full-length frontal view. Right, full-length back view of the doll.

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