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A male doll from Manitoulin Island, Anishinaabe, collected by Dr. Betty Meggers in 1941. Doll wears 'traditional' clothing and holds a tomahawk, bow, and arrow

Nation of Maker: Anishinaabe
Place of Origin: Manitoulin Island, ON
Date Made or Date Range: 1941
Summary of Source(s) for this Relative

Male doll collected on Manitoulin Island by Dr. Betty Meggers in 1941

Materials

native tanned hide, commercial imitation hide,grey felt, ribbed cotton knit, glass beads, silver coloured disk-shaped metal beads with serrated edges, wooden bow, arrow, and tomahawk, fur, feathers, quilled necklace, unknown stuffing material, red pigment on face

Techniques or Format

Doll made of hide, holds crudely carved wooden bow, arrow, and tomahawk

Dimensions: 0 × 0 × 33 cm
Condition: good
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses

Date collected

Current Location: National Museum of Natural History Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. USA
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: E424918
Date of Acquisition by the Institution: 1991
Who the Institution Acquired the Relative or Heritage Item From: Dr. Betty Meggers
Date Relative was First Removed or Collected from its Community Context: 1941
GKS Reference Number: 24715
Approximate Place of Origin

45.7335, -82.1694

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