Incredibly Tender Carved Wooden Doll Couple in Hand-sewn Outfits porthole mirror Light age toning / staining

Light age toning / staining around the edges

in a gesture that feels like a forever embrace

Signed (incised) AD on the bottom

I am not certain the age or origins of this wonderful Native American doll

into which it had just very recently been placed

Incredibly Tender Carved Wooden Doll Couple in Hand-sewn Outfits porthole mirror Light age toning / stainingOh, these two! They remind somewhat of old Grenfell Mission dolls from Labrador, but their clothing is suggests they are laborers to me, so I'm not certain of their origins, and while they seem very much one of a kind, there are hand written numbers on each of their legs suggesting they might be two of a series made (?) In any case, what a charming pair, one in brown wool jacket and jeans, the other in white felt coat and brown wool pants, all sewn