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Culture/People
Houma
Collector
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
Object Name
Male doll
Media/Materials
Spanish moss
Techniques
Modeled
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
Place
Louisiana; USA
Collection History
Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950), probably in 1940 or 1941; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1941.