Male doll

Museum number:
2-71822
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020071822
Alternate number:
C494 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Mohawk man doll. H = 7.5” on .75” wood base. Corn husk body w/ out features. Black yarn hair w/ feather hat. Buckskin head band. Dressed in white doe shik moccasins, black fabric leggings & breechclout. Dressed in white shirt & leather bandalero. Bead & shell necklace, cord tie at waist. Holds a a wood rattle in right hand.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Northeastern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Mohawk, Made by Charlotte Green
Culture or time period:
Mohawk
Maker or artist:
Charlotte Green
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
10/7/84
Materials:
Cornhusk, Leather, Wood (plant 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:
Purchased from Pacific Western Traders, Folsom, CA
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Male doll, accession number 2-71822, described as Mohawk man doll. H = 7.5” on .75” wood base. Corn husk body w/ out features. Black yarn hair w/ feather hat. Buckskin head band. Dressed in white doe shik moccasins, black fabric leggings & breechclout. Dressed in white shirt & leather bandalero. Bead & shell necklace, cord tie at waist. Holds a a wood rattle in right hand.

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