Male doll

Museum number:
2-71820
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
C535 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Carved wood, Cherokee, “Old Man” doll. Painted features, black yarn hair; brown, ultra-suede, fringed trousers; red, calico print shirt with solid red neck-cloth and green bead slide. Leather belt and head band. Warries a walking stick. Mounted on a wood base. H = 8.75”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
North Carolina
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, North Carolina, Chreokee. Made by Richard and Bernina Crowe, Cherokee, NC
Culture or time period:
Cherokee
Maker or artist:
Bernina Crowe and Richard Crowe
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
November 1987
Materials:
Leather, Paint (coating), Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines) and Men (male humans)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Made for sale. Purchased at Cherokee Art Store, Cherokee, NC
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Male doll, accession number 2-71820, described as Carved wood, Cherokee, “Old Man” doll. Painted features, black yarn hair; brown, ultra-suede, fringed trousers; red, calico print shirt with solid red neck-cloth and green bead slide. Leather belt and head band. Warries a walking stick. Mounted on a wood base. H = 8.75”

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