Crow “Mad Woman” doll. Rounded, flat, board cut into basic head/torso shape and covered w/brown “buckskin”. Wispy, real hair. 2 white bead eyes and black seed bead mouth. Buckskin belt is beaded w/ yellow and blue beads. Lower body of shredded bark [no legs or arms]. Animal fur tail. H = 17.0”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Northern Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Crow
Culture or time period:
Crow
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
March 1993
Materials:
Bark (plant material), Buckskin, Fur (hair material), Human hair, 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:
Extensive remarks in donor records regarding this doll. Per T. Christopher at Stuart Reservation Museum in Carson City, NV, these dolls are made by parents as teaching tools and play dolls.