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doll, corn husk
doll, corn husk
doll, corn husk
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Introduction
doll, corn husk "in latest female Iroquois costume", collected by Chief John Gibson 1912, Onkwehonwe (Iroquois, Hodenosaunee), Six Nations Reserve, Brampton, Ontario, 1900s.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
museum documentation
Place of Origin:
Six Nations of the Grand River Territory
Date Made or Date Range:
1900/1912-04
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Materials
corn husk, cotton fabric, ribbon: red, white beads, cotton thread, human hair: brown
Techniques or Format
see catalog card.
Dimensions:
32 × 10 × 0 cm
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
"latest female costume" Likely made close to time of purchase.
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-I-379
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1912-04
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context:
1912-04
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
24536
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.
Record Creation Context
GRASAC sponsored research trip to the CMC, June 16 to 20. Supported by the SSHRC Aboriginal Research Grant, 2007-2010
Record Creation Notes/Observations
Researchers present: Ruth Phillips (RP), Judy Hall (JH), Anne de Stecher (AS), Heidi Bohaker (HB), Aaron Mills (AM), Janis Monture (JM), John Moses (JMoses) and Jameson Brant (JBrant).
Approximate Place of Origin