Lakota Doll

A doll made by artist Don Tenoso (Hunkpapa Lakota) to represent Iktomi, the Lakota trickster. The doll is highly articulated and can move and grasp objects. The puppet has a number of different parts, including a hide drum, beaded mallet, gourd rattle, fur and feather staff, bone and metal dagger, and coyote cloak which can be worn or used in different ways. The objects with the doll, particularly the removable face, symbolize attributes of the traditional folktale trickster, who often appears in different forms to teach people through deception.