Desert Star by Michele Severino 1993 Ashton Drake

"Desert Star" is an original issue in the "Children of the Sun" Collection. Designed by artist Michele Severino. Produced by Ashton-Drake Galleries. Beautifully dressed as a Hopi Indian her outfit contains the color and details of an authentic Hopi Indian dress. 14” Tall, she carries a basket of corn. Black-haired native beauty. Desert Star mass production ended on December 31, 1994, when molds for this doll were broken. Signed on back plate of neck, Michele R. Severino. Desert Star is a handcrafted porcelain doll, and has never been removed from her box except for these pictures. She comes with her certificate of authenticity. Part of a large estate sale where dolls were in storage.