Assiniboine or Stoney boy doll. Cloth stuffed doll, painted features. Costume is of tan canvas, very crudely made. Wears fur cap and belt. Face painted red. Tunic & pants decorated w/ purple paint. H = 9”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Alberta, Canada
Verbatim coll. place:
Canada, Assinboine or Stoney
Culture or time period:
Assiniboin
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
September 1970
Materials:
Fur (hair material) and Paint (coating)
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 Elda Barlow of the Oakland Doll Club for 50 cents. Ms. Barlow says that this doll was made by a child and she got it in 1961 in Banff, Canada.