Mohawk/Iroquois Indian baby doll in birch bark & wood cradle made in European style. Cradle has 2 rockers & a hood, lined w red flannel which also covers baby. Baby is just a head made of coton with stocking knit over it. Black and red beads for features; black mohair hair. Non-traditional Iroquois cradle board. L = 3.5”: W = 1.75”
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection place:
Northeastern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
USA, Canadian craftsmanship
Culture or time period:
Iroquois and Mohawk
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
1983
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Wood (plant material)
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
Context of use:
Made for sale. Bought in Trinidad, CA, in an Indian shop