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female doll
female doll
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Introduction
cornhusk female doll, collected by Arthur Speyer, Huron-Wendat (Huron), Jeune Lorette, Quebec, 1700 - 1788.
Nation of Maker:
Huron-Wendat
Nation of Origin
museum documentation
Date Made or Date Range:
1788
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Materials
cornhusk, cotton thread, wood, paint: red, black, human hair, blue silk ribbon, beads: white, black.
Techniques or Format
Body of corn husks bound with cotton string, head carved from wood and painted red and black. Brown human hair is attached to the crown with string stitching, contained at the back waist in flattened metal tube.
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
Cradleboard that accompanies the dolls has the date on the back
Provenance
Current Location:
Canadian Museum of History, Ottawa, Canada
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
III-H-430
Date of Acquisition by the Institution:
1973
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From:
A. Speyer
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26760
How to Cite this Item
Item to be cited by catalog number, collection and institution.
Record Creation Context
19/06/08 CMC
Approximate Place of Origin
43.3, -78.1
Source of Information about Places
Eastern Great Lakes--