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<p>[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 983553, member: 10944"]I believe the tag with that info was put there before it got to the auction house. Either by the collector who owned it before sending it there or by whenever sold it to them, or earlier down the line. The doll came in an antique basket. The basket also had a tag with RWR and was described as a dressing basket. Looks like a sewing basket to me but maybe they dressed babies or dolls in it. </p><p><br /></p><p>I wouldn’t expect it to add much value but any information is good information as far as I’m concerned. As you mentioned the date is key and possibly the location could be helpful. </p><p><br /></p><p>Certainly very possible it’s not made by a NA. It was auctioned on the same day as a lot of other Native American items and NA related items. Most or all I suspect came out of the same collection. I think it’s a cool little doll either way and at $10 with a basket I’ll sell for multiples of that I’m happy with him.</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="J Dagger, post: 983553, member: 10944"]I believe the tag with that info was put there before it got to the auction house. Either by the collector who owned it before sending it there or by whenever sold it to them, or earlier down the line. The doll came in an antique basket. The basket also had a tag with RWR and was described as a dressing basket. Looks like a sewing basket to me but maybe they dressed babies or dolls in it. I wouldn’t expect it to add much value but any information is good information as far as I’m concerned. As you mentioned the date is key and possibly the location could be helpful. Certainly very possible it’s not made by a NA. It was auctioned on the same day as a lot of other Native American items and NA related items. Most or all I suspect came out of the same collection. I think it’s a cool little doll either way and at $10 with a basket I’ll sell for multiples of that I’m happy with him. Thanks[/QUOTE]
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