Skookum (Bully Good) Indian Character Toy Doll MIB
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Skookum (Bully Good) Indian Character Toy Doll MIB Vintage Skookum (Bully Good) The Great Indian toy Character Doll No. 4030. Good condition with no chips in the painted face and still in the original box. "Skookum" is a Chinook jargon word that has come into general use in the Pacific Northwest region of America and some parts of Alberta, Canada. They usually don't have arms but were wrapped with Indian style folded blankets so that it looked like they had folded arms. Most dolls were made so they look to the right and were stuffed with twigs, leaves, straw and grass in a muslin sack. This Indian Maiden Skookum is wrapped in a tribal blanket and wears cotton pants and a green shirt. She has a headband and wears a glass bead necklace. Measures 9.5" tall. "So what does the word Skookum mean? It's a word that originated from the Chinook or Siwash traders of the American Northwest and has a few meanings. The main one attributed to the Skookum doll is Bully Good! which means very good, excellent or large. Some other meanings of Skookum are strong, good, brave, tough, best, powerful, ultimate, first rate, cool etc."Z14 MKL
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