Doll

Museum number:
2-71866a
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm2102071866a
Accession number:
Acc.4709
Description:
Mohave Indian doll. Hand made, stuffed doll, holding baby and a cradle board. Doll is of light brown wool, with yarn hair and embroidered features. Wears beaded broad collar. Leather thong sandals, blue taffeta dress with red, white & green ribbon decorations, and cotton petticoat.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Arizona
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Arizona, Mohave
Culture or time period:
Mohave
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
October 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions, 6.1 Cradles and Swaddling, and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
June 5, 2000
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 2-71866a, described as Mohave Indian doll. Hand made, stuffed doll, holding baby and a cradle board. Doll is of light brown wool, with yarn hair and embroidered features. Wears beaded broad collar. Leather thong sandals, blue taffeta dress with red, white & green ribbon decorations, and cotton petticoat.

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