Culture/People:

Odawa (Ottawa)  Search this

Artist/Maker:

Bobbi Bear (Roberta Heath/Mrs. Basil F. Heath), Odawa (Ottawa), 1937-2017  Search this

Donor:

Natalie Kolliner Kutz (Mrs. Clarence A. Kutz), Non-Indian, 1912-2001  Search this

Previous owner:

Natalie Kolliner Kutz (Mrs. Clarence A. Kutz), Non-Indian, 1912-2001  Search this

Commissioner:

Natalie Kolliner Kutz (Mrs. Clarence A. Kutz), Non-Indian, 1912-2001  Search this

Subject:

Chief White Eagle (Basil F. Heath), Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario], 1917-2011  Search this

Object Name:

Male doll

Media/Materials:

Ceramic doll head, hide, metal items, hair, glass bead/beads

Techniques:

Modeled, painted, sewn, edge beaded , overlay beadwork

Dimensions:

16 x 28 x 62 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Place:

Rochester; Fulton County; Indiana; USA

Date created:

1985-1990

Collection History:

Commissioned by Natalie Kolliner Kutz (1912-2001, noted doll collector and owner of a doll shop) from the artist; donated to NMAI by Natalie Kolliner Kutz in 1995.

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Catalog Number:

25/4139

Barcode:

254139.000

See related items:

Odawa (Ottawa)

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws631566a14-a51b-4440-a849-faff73b73916

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_269759