Very lovely traditional Navajo (Dine') Mother and child by Navajo artist Kay Bennett. She stands 14" tall. She is beautifully dressed, with a traditional full-length velvet skirt and blouse. A detailed cradle board with a small child is held in her arms. She is adorned with jewelry, including a concho belt, rings and Concho's on her leather moccasins. The velvet skirt has some very slight wear from being stores for over 40 years.

Kay Bennett, the lady known as Kaibah (1922- 1997), was a Navajo author, artist and doll-maker who was born at Sheepsprings Trading Post, New Mexico, in 1922. She taught at the Phoenix Indian School and traveled through the Middle East, Far East and Europe. In 1984 she ran for Tribal Chairman of the Navajos. No other woman had run for such a high office and her candidacy was popular. She lost due to a law, where a candidate must live on the reservation. This rule eventually changed thanks to Kay. She designed Navajo dolls and dresses, illustrated her own books, and also recorded Navajo songs. Kay Bennett was a remarkable woman and is remembered today as a model for young women along with Navajo leaders like Annie Wauneka.