Culture/People:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)  Search this

Previous owner:

Mary B. Riggs (Mary Buell/Mrs. Alfred L. Riggs), Non-Indian, 1839-1927  Search this

Seller:

Mary B. Riggs (Mary Buell/Mrs. Alfred L. Riggs), Non-Indian, 1839-1927  Search this

Object Name:

Doll with cradle/cradleboard

Media/Materials:

Muslin, hide, glass bead/beads, porcupine quills, wool yarn, metal cones, sinew, thread

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, strung

Dimensions:

27.3 x 17.7 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Place:

South Dakota; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Formerly in the collection of Mary Buell Riggs (Mrs. Alfred L. Riggs, 1839-1927), whose husband ran the Santee Normal Training School (Santee, Nebraska); purchased by MAI from Mary B. Riggs in 1925.

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Catalog Number:

13/7839

Barcode:

137839.000

See related items:

Lakota (Teton/Western Sioux)

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6d4e98ac1-15c9-4985-ad51-abb01a07d4c6

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_148264