Culture/People:

Enxet (Lengua)  Search this

Previous owner:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

Seller:

William Ockleford Oldman (W.O. Oldman/William Ockelford Oldman), Non-Indian, 1879-1949  Search this

MAI agent:

George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957  Search this

Object Name:

Doll

Media/Materials:

Rhea toe bone, wool yarn, glass bead/beads, tree pitch/gum

Techniques:

Wrapped, inlaid

Dimensions:

4 x 2 x 2 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Place:

Eastern Bolivia; Bolivia

Date created:

1890-1920

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired by William Ockleford Oldman (1879-1949, who did business as "W.O. Oldman, Ethnographical Specimens, London") at an unknown date; purchased by George Heye from W.O. Oldman in London, England, in 1927.

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Catalog Number:

15/4170

Barcode:

154170.001

See related items:

Enxet (Lengua)

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69003ca5c-65d9-40a7-8f06-271d8539b02f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_387422