Washoe doll. Cardboard cylinder body w/ wooden feet, molded head w/ corn husk stretched over it; painted featueres. Black mohair hair, commercial indian blanket, red blouse and tan head scarf. Arms simulated in the wraping of the blanket. Stands in stooped position. H = 9.5”.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Washoe County, Nevada
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Nevada, Washoe
Culture or time period:
Washo
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
11/16/1973
Materials:
Cornhusk 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:
Given to donor by Dru Strehlow at Alameda, CA, who had received as a gift in about 1913 from relatives in Tonapah, NV