Creek woman doll, pounding corn. Fabric doll, of straw and pine needle construction, mounted on woven base with a “stump” pounder and well [all woven]. Doll wears a red dress trimmed in blue w/ blue bead necklace. Hair is black yarn; facial features are embroidered. H = 6
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Louisiana
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Creek, Koasati (Coushatta) Group. Made by Dorothy Austin
Culture or time period:
Creek
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
September 1970
Materials:
Pine (wood) and Yarn
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 Hosea Hebert, in Basile, LA, for $5.