Female doll

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Date created: 1970

Culture/People: Seneca [Allegany]
Artist/Maker: Helen Harris (Gyn Doh Awh), Seneca [Allegany], 1921-2001
Previous owner: Indian Arts and Crafts Board, Department of the Interior (IACB), 1935-
IACB source: DOI Indian Craft Shop (Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop)

Collection History: Purchased by Indian Arts and Crafts Board representatives from the Department of the Interior Indian Craft Shop (Washington, DC) in 1970; part of the IACB Headquarters collection (Department of the Interior, Washington, DC) until 2000 when it was transferred to NMAI.
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Place: Allegany; Cattaraugus County; New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/8724
Barcode: 258724.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Female doll
Media/Materials: Cornhusk, cotton cloth, deerhide/deerskin, yarn, glass bead/beads
Techniques: Sewn, braided, overlay beadwork, strung
Dimensions: 9.2 x 4.8 x 22.8 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws62e9726ce-6c46-456e-a6ba-596629a0d7be

Record ID: NMAI_274672