Male doll

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Culture/People: Seneca [Cattaraugus]
Collector: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956
Previous owner: Joseph Keppler, Jr. (Udo J. Keppler/Gyantwaka), Non-Indian, 1872-1956; Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Donor: Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935

Collection History: Collected by Joseph Keppler, Jr. (1872-1956, a long-time friend of George Heye) at an unknown date; given to Thea (Mrs. George) Heye by Joseph Keppler at an unknown date; donated to MAI by Thea Heye in 1920.
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Place: Cattaraugus Reservation; Erie County, Cattaraugus County, Chautauqua County; New York; USA

See related items: Seneca [Cattaraugus]; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 9/7828
Barcode: 097828.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Male doll
Media/Materials: Cornhusk, cotton cloth, wool cloth, hide, wool yarn, hair, unknown stuffing, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, stuffed

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws683efcc12-e5ca-4840-a59c-d0f5e008bda6

Record ID: NMAI_104952