Crow Ghost Dancer doll. Carved and painted features, molded hands and feet. Cloth body. Black mohair hair in Crow hair style. Beaded leather moccasins, Pendleton leggings, beaded red cloth breechclout. Blue Ghost Dance shirt wth birds and white stars. Sleeves have geometric designs. Two beaded necklaces, horse-hair tassels and hawk feather. H = 14”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Northern Plains, Great Plains, North America
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Plains, Crow. Made by Cathy C. Crandall
Culture or time period:
Crow
Maker or artist:
Cathy C. Crandall
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
May 1991
Materials:
Feather (material), Leather, Wood (plant material), and Wool (textile)
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 from the maker in Watsonville, CA for $100. Doll maker is of Mohawk descent; Great, great granddaughter of a full blooded Mohawk.