Male doll

Museum number:
2-71819
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
C106 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Iroquois, applehead male doll. H = 8”. Corn husk, wired doll w/ apple face. Dressed in tan buckskin tunic [neck opening tied closed], breechclout and leggings. Head band is painted on. A few beads on clothes in porcupine quill style. Hair is black yarn flowing down the back with a roach of black fur.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
New York City, New York County, New York
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Iroquois/Mohawk
Culture or time period:
Iroquois
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
11/8/69
Materials:
Buckskin, Fur (hair 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 American Indian Arts Center, New York
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Male doll, accession number 2-71819, described as Iroquois, applehead male doll. H = 8”. Corn husk, wired doll w/ apple face. Dressed in tan buckskin tunic [neck opening tied closed], breechclout and leggings. Head band is painted on. A few beads on clothes in porcupine quill style. Hair is black yarn flowing down the back with a roach of black fur.

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