doll, male

doll, male

doll, male

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Introduction

Male doll made out of plaster and wood, outfitted in clothing made of white flannel cloth, red woolen yarn and trim. Collected by Ignaz Kormann.

Name of Maker(s): Anonymous Wendat artist
Nation of Maker: Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin

Catalogue

Date Made or Date Range: Before 1900
Materials

Wooden body and head, jointed at legs, arms neck; clothing made of white flannel cloth (quite dirty, worn, pilled); edged with red woolen yarn and commercial trim blue and white sash, ax with wood, head is painted plaster with eyes, mouth and mustache

Techniques or Format

red edging is done in blanket stitch

Other Notes

relatively large for a doll

Dimensions: 30.5 × 5.5 × 0 cm
Condition: fair
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Other items in the Ignaz Kormann collection at the Weltmuseum Wien have accession dates in the late 19 C. Including: "Lacross stick." 7958. North and Central American Collection. Weltmuseum Wien.

Current Location: Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: 007946
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 19 C
Previous Collectors: Ignaz Kormann
GKS Reference Number: 58975
How to Cite this Item

Unknown Wendat artist, male doll. Currently in the Weltmuseum Wien, Vienna, Austria, 007946. Item photographed and described as part of a GRASAC research trip January 2016; GRASAC item id 58975.

Record Creation Context

In January of 2016, a small team of GRASAC researchers visited the collection to study and photograph it: Ruth Phillips, Lisa Truong, Naomi Recollet (Anishinaabe (Odawa/Ojibwe), Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) and Wahsontiio Cross (Mohawk, Kahnawake).

Approximate Place of Origin

45.8, -83.9

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