Doll

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Date created: circa 1940

Culture/People: Houma
Previous owner: David Felician Billiot, Houma, 1903-1965
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Previous owner: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Formerly owned by a daughter of David Felician Billiot (Houma, 1903-1965); collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) from David Billiot in 1938; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1948.
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Place: Louisiana; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 21/1952
Barcode: 211952.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Doll
Media/Materials: Corn cob, cotton cloth
Techniques: Wrapped, sewn
Dimensions: 19 x 4.5 x 4.5 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d144068d-12dc-4497-a3b4-a54d4317946f

Record ID: NMAI_225954