Female doll

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Date created: circa 1850

Culture/People: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan)
Previous owner: Nelson R. Perry (Nelson Revitt Perry), Non-Indian, 1894-1964; Schenectady Museum Association

Collection History: Collection history unknown, but said to have been collected in 1860 near the Canadian border in Montana; formerly in the collection of journalist and explorer Nelson Revitt Perry (1894-1964); presumably donated by Nelson Perry to the Schenectady Museum Association (Schenectady, New York) at an unknown date; acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Schenectady Museum Association in 1964.
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Place: Montana; USA

See related items: Pikuni Blackfeet (Piegan); Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
On View: NMAI, Washington DC: Window on Collections, As We Grow: Traditions, Toys, & Games

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/4604
Barcode: 234604.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Female doll
Media/Materials: Wood, wool cloth, silk ribbon, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Carved, sewn, overlay beadwork
Dimensions: 36.2 x 21.5 x 4.50 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws660e8177f-ba0d-4fb4-82ad-dd7dd7070b42

Record ID: NMAI_249793