Male doll

Museum number:
2-71844
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Alternate number:
C91 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Cornhusk doll [Sachem Chief] w/ lightly penciled features. Dressed in white cotton shirt, navy wool leggings w/ red trim, and white beads; brown leather over skirt w/ beaded decoration [Wolf Clan]. Wears a greeen bandalero trimmed with red beads and rawhide headband, arm band and braid wrappings. Real hair. H=13”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
New York state
Verbatim coll. place:
USA’ Iroquois, Seneca. Made by Lettie B. Scott
Culture or time period:
Iroquois and Seneca
Maker or artist:
Lettie B. Scott
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
1969
Materials:
Human hair and Leather
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
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Male doll, accession number 2-71844, described as Cornhusk doll [Sachem Chief] w/ lightly penciled features. Dressed in white cotton shirt, navy wool leggings w/ red trim, and white beads; brown leather over skirt w/ beaded decoration [Wolf Clan]. Wears a greeen bandalero trimmed with red beads and rawhide headband, arm band and braid wrappings. Real hair. H=13”Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Male doll, accession number 2-71844, described as Cornhusk doll [Sachem Chief] w/ lightly penciled features. Dressed in white cotton shirt, navy wool leggings w/ red trim, and white beads; brown leather over skirt w/ beaded decoration [Wolf Clan]. Wears a greeen bandalero trimmed with red beads and rawhide headband, arm band and braid wrappings. Real hair. H=13”

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