Culture/People:

Seneca [Tonawanda]  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Louise Printup Kennedy (Louise Belle Shanks/Mrs. Charles Kennedy), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1872-1952  Search this

Previous owner:

Louise Printup Kennedy (Louise Belle Shanks/Mrs. Charles Kennedy), Seneca [Tonawanda], 1872-1952  Search this

William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this

Collector:

William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this

Seller:

William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980  Search this

Object Name:

Female doll

Media/Materials:

Cornhusk, wool felt, glass bead/beads, hide, unknown stuffing

Techniques:

Sewn, overlay beadwork, stuffed

Dimensions:

4.5 x 3.5 x 1.5 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Place:

Tonawanda Reservation; Niagara County, Erie County, Genesee County; New York; USA

Date created:

1930-1933

Collection History:

Collected by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) from the artist in 1933; purchased by MAI from William F. Stiles in 1967.

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Catalog Number:

24/1331

Barcode:

241331.000

See related items:

Seneca [Tonawanda]

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6f8ac7480-c66a-4dc4-bd98-8e5cda4b2a22

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_256616