Doll

Museum number:
2-71821
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020071821
Alternate number:
C107 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Corn husk, wired, Iroquois “False Face” doll. Wooden face mask. Kneeling on one knee. Mounted on log cross-section. Dressed in buckskin boots, short tunic, and breechclout. Decorated w/ multicolored yarn around knees, waist and over shoulder. Mask painted black, red & white w/ rabbit fur ruff and red felt back. H = 6”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
New York City, New York County, New York
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Senaca/Iroquois
Culture or time period:
Iroquois
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
11/8/69
Materials:
Buckskin, Cornhusk, Paint (coating), Rabbit fur, Wood (plant material), and Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines) and Masks (costume)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Context of use:
Purchased from American Indian Arts Center, New York
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71821, described as Corn husk, wired, Iroquois “False Face” doll. Wooden face mask. Kneeling on one knee. Mounted on log cross-section. Dressed in buckskin boots, short tunic, and breechclout. Decorated w/ multicolored yarn around knees, waist and over shoulder. Mask painted black, red & white w/ rabbit fur ruff and red felt back. H = 6”.

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