Male doll

Date created
1970
Culture/People
Seneca [Allegany]
Artist/Maker
Helen Harris (Gyn Doh Awh), Seneca [Allegany], 1921-2001
Previous owner
Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source
DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)
Collection History
Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1970; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place
Allegany; Cattaraugus County; New York; USA
See related items
Seneca [Allegany]
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/8725
Barcode
258725.000
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Object Name
Male doll
Media/Materials
Cornhusk, cotton cloth, yarn, deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads, unknown stuffing
Techniques
Sewn, braided, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung, stuffed
Dimensions
23.6 x 8.1 x 4.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws626712d04-9f74-4a4b-ab1a-cad246389f05
Record ID
NMAI_274673