Male doll

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Date created: 1930-1939

Culture/People: Seminole
Collector: Deaconess Harriet M. Bedell, Non-Indian, 1875-1969
Previous owner: Deaconess Harriet M. Bedell, Non-Indian, 1875-1969
Donor: Deaconess Harriet M. Bedell, Non-Indian, 1875-1969

Collection History: Collected between 1933 and 1939 by Deaconess Harriet M. Bedell (1875-1969, an Episcopal missionary who worked with the Seminole between 1933 and 1961); donated to MAI by Deaconess Bedell in 1939.
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Place: Florida; USA

See related items: Seminole; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/1141
Barcode: 201141.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Male doll
Media/Materials: Palmetto fiber, cotton cloth, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Folded, stitched, sewn, patchwork, strung
Dimensions: 81 x 30 x 13 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6e9342b05-d014-431f-a23d-7746aa05318b

Record ID: NMAI_214532