Female doll

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Date created: circa 1906

Culture/People: Yanktonnai Nakota
Previous owner: Lucy Blacktomahawk (Mrs. Isaac His-Horse-Appears), Yanktonnai Nakota, b. 1903
Collector: Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976
Previous owner: Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976
Seller: Margaret R. Elliott, Non-Indian, 1887-1976

Collection History: Made for Lucy Blacktomahawk (Mrs. Isaac His-Horse-Appears, Yanktonnai Nakota, b. 1903) by her grandmother and given to Lucy when she was three years old; collected from Lucy Blacktomahawk circa 1920 by Margaret R. Elliott (1887-1976) while she worked as a nurse and missionary in Cannon Ball, North Dakota; purchased by MAI from Miss Elliott in 1963.
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Place: Cannon Ball, Standing Rock Reservation; Sioux County; North Dakota; USA

See related items: Yanktonnai Nakota; Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 23/2944
Barcode: 232944.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Female doll
Media/Materials: Deerhide/deerskin, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, edge beaded, lazy/lane stitch beadwork

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws64943e467-47d0-48a1-8eab-ff7a8ae4b72d

Record ID: NMAI_248146