Pomo-style, carved (flat) cedar with rounded head and ears. Feather headdress. Body tapers to a point at bottom. Eyes of shell (Spanish trade beads) mounted with brass tacks. Painted design on torso.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
North Central California
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, California, Pomo
Culture or time period:
Pomo
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
8/6/1992
Materials:
Brass (alloy), Cedar (wood), Feather (material), Shell (animal material), and Wood (plant material)
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 at Sun House, Hudson Museum, Ukiah, CA, $21.00. NOTE: Men make these dolls to give as symbolic toys to their favored sons.