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female cornhusk doll
female cornhusk doll
female cornhusk doll
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Introduction
Female cornhusk doll. Made in 1942 by Louise Printup Kennedy, wife of Charles Kennedy. Seneca, from the Tonawanda Reservation in New York. Presented to the National Museum of the American Indian in 1961 by Mrs. Edwin K. Burnett.
Nation of Maker:
Hodenosaunee/Haudenosaunee
Seneca
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular nation(s)
Information on catalogue card.
Place of Origin:
Tonawanda Seneca Nation
Date Made or Date Range:
1942
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative
Information from the catalogue card.
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Motifs and Patterns
a flower motif is beaded onto the doll's skirt.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
The catalogue card for this item says it was made in 1942.
Provenance
Current Location:
National Museum of the American Indian, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
231041
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1961
Collection Narratives and Histories
Presented to the NMAI by Mrs. Edwin K. Burnett
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
25356
Record Creation Context
This record was created by Stacey Loyer while at the NMAI on a Visiting Student fellowship, November 3-December 15 2009.