Female doll

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Date created: 1900-1903

Culture/People: Guaraní (Guarani)
Previous owner: Theodore Greene Sullivan (Theodore G. Sullivan), Non-Indian, 1848-1925; Ethel Sullivan Darrot (Ethel VanZandt Sullivan/Mrs. Paul Gaston Darrot), Non-Indian, 1881-1927
Donor: Ethel Sullivan Darrot (Ethel VanZandt Sullivan/Mrs. Paul Gaston Darrot), Non-Indian, 1881-1927

Collection History: Purchased from a priest in Paraguay in 1903 by Theodore Greene Sullivan (1848-1925, an oil company executive who traveled in Latin America and collected Latin American ceramics); inherited by his daughter Ethel VanZandt Sullivan Darrot (Mrs. Paul Gaston Darrot, 1881-1927); donated to MAI by Mrs. Darrot in 1927.
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Place: Eastern Paraguay (Paraneña) between Río Paraguay and Río Paraná; Paraguay

See related items: Guaraní (Guarani); Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 15/3315
Barcode: 153315.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Female doll
Media/Materials: Cotton cloth, paper, cardboard
Techniques: Folded, sewn
Dimensions: 27.5 x 12 x 5.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws600c70e2a-ee91-416b-987c-2dd31f46eb40

Record ID: NMAI_164509