Ojibwa man doll. Ceramic head, legs & arms; wire and cloth body. Molded and painted head and hair; inset beads for eyes. Dressed in tan suede, high mocassins, fringed leggings, breechclout, tunic with lacing at the neck and leather head band. H = 11”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Ontario, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada, Manitoulin Island [in Lake Huron], Ojibwa
Culture or time period:
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
3/25/1979
Materials:
Suede
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Purchased from The Indian Store, Old Town Los Gatos, CA for $25. Note: Manitoulin Island has been home of the Ojibwa for more than 300 years. Costume is that of the 18th century.