Cornhusk dolls

Cornhusk dolls

Cornhusk dolls

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Introduction

Tuscarora-made woman and child cornhusk figures with clothing. Collected by John W. Sanborn and sold to Peabody Museum in 1900.

Nation of Maker: Tuscarora
Nation of Origin

catalog data

Date Made or Date Range: prior to 1900
Materials

corn husks, cotton, glass beads, ink or paint

Techniques or Format

cornhusk doll with baby on back. Clothing made from cotton; beadowork details on bottom of skirt and leggings. Woman wears skirt, shawl, leggings and moccasins. Baby on back wears a shirt and a shawl/kerchief. Child figure has fading face; mother's face has faded away.

Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

catalog data (purchased by Peabody Museum in 1900)

Current Location: Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Cambridge, MA, USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 00-5-10/55171.3
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1900
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: sold to museum by John W. Sandborn.
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: before 1900
Previous Collectors: John W. Sanborn
Collection Narratives and Histories

Collected by John W. Sanborn; sold to Peabody Museum in 1900.

GKS Reference Number: 45108
Record Creation Context

Visit to Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University (Cambridge, MA) of Wahsontiio Cross and Alexandra Nahwegahbow, assisted by Meredith Vasta on 11-12 August 2015.

Approximate Place of Origin

44.2, -84.4

Source of Information about Places

Tuscarora, from New York State (catalog record)

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