Doll

Museum number:
2-71729a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210271729a@2cb
Alternate number:
C525 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Pawnee Straight Dancer doll. All cloth, stuffed doll, on a “fur” rug attached to a wooden stand. Beaded, feathres, black horse-hair hair in two braids tied with leather thongs. White mocassins w/ red bead trim; black bat-wing trousers trimmed with white beads and red stripe; red/black/yellow breechclout; red satin shirt w/ black/yellow trim. Silver armbands; hair pipe bandolier; black neck scarf; silver bolo; tan leather, silver studded belt. Head dress is of fur and red felt w/ trailers decorated w/ silver and beads, down back. White feather in hat. Carries dance wand in left hand and feathered/painted want in right. H = 11”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Pawnee. Made by John Howell
Culture or time period:
Pawnee
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
February 1987
Materials:
Feather (material), Fur (hair material), Leather, Paint (coating), 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 Hobby City, Buena Park, CA for $150.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Comment:
Number may be double assigned, one doll appears to be Eskimo or Athabascan, and the other is described as Pawnee
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71729a,b, described as Pawnee Straight Dancer doll. All cloth, stuffed doll, on a “fur” rug attached to a wooden stand. Beaded, feathres, black horse-hair hair in two braids tied with leather thongs. White mocassins w/ red bead trim; black bat-wing trousers trimmed with white beads and red stripe; red/black/yellow breechclout; red satin shirt w/ black/yellow trim. Silver armbands; hair pipe bandolier; black neck scarf; silver bolo; tan leather, silver studded belt. Head dress is of fur and red felt w/ trailers decorated w/ silver and beads, down back. White feather in hat. Carries dance wand in left hand and feathered/painted want in right. H = 11”

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