Dolls in mourning for residential school deaths

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Date created: 2022

Culture/People: Onondaga
Artist/Maker: Sasha Ganeganohstha Ossevoort, Onondaga
Donor: Sasha Ganeganohstha Ossevoort (Sasha Ossevoort Moore), Onondaga

Collection History: Gift of the artist, 2024.
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Place: Syracuse; Onondaga County; New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 27/790
Barcode: 270790.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Dolls in mourning for residential school deaths
Media/Materials: Cornhusk, cotton cloth, wool cloth, velvet, glass bead/beads, ribbon, hide, feather/feathers, thread
Techniques: Folded, stuffed, tied, sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded
Dimensions: 24.5 x 18 x 4 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ef4682b4-d9ca-4dc5-9c91-95e6392a1edb

Record ID: NMAI_416724