Male doll

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Culture/People: Tuscarora
Collector: Dr. Oscar Rotter, Non-Indian, 1865-1932
Previous owner: Frances Schloeder Horstmann, Non-Indian, 1897-1977
Donor: Fred Horstmann (Frederick Horstmann), Non-Indian, 1893-1985

Collection History: Purchased in 1904 during a trip to Niagara Falls by Dr. Oscar Rotter (1865-1932, a New York City physician) as a gift for his niece Frances Schloeder Horstmann (1897-1977); inherited by her husband Fred Horstmann (1893-1985, of Simsbury, Connecticut); donated to MAI by Fred Horstmann in 1979.
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Place: Tuscarora Reservation; Niagara County; New York; USA

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

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 25/653
Barcode: 250653.000

Object Type: Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Object Name: Male doll
Media/Materials: Cornhusk, silk cloth, cotton cloth, hide, glass bead/beads, feather/feathers
Techniques: Sewn, overlay beadwork, edge beaded, strung
Dimensions: 8 x 29 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67dfa093d-bde3-4396-a8cc-75b909d6e7ea

Record ID: NMAI_266565