Culture/People:

probably Kiowa (attributed)  Search this

Donor:

Binnie Thom, Non-Indian  Search this

Bill Thom, Non-Indian  Search this

Previous owner:

Binnie Thom, Non-Indian  Search this

Bill Thom, Non-Indian  Search this

Louis M. Wood (Louis Morris Hopkins Wood), Non-Indian, 1846-1920  Search this

Honoree:

Dorothy L. Thom (Dorothy Lysaght Thom/Mrs. Edward B. Thom), Non-Indian, 1914-1996  Search this

Object Name:

Doll with cradle/cradleboard

Media/Materials:

Ceramic doll, wood, hide, cotton canvas, glass bead/beads, cotton cloth, hide thong/babiche, paint

Techniques:

Sewn, lazy/lane stitch beadwork, painted, laced

Dimensions:

43.0 x 14.2 x 103.0 cm

Object Type:

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Place:

Oklahoma; USA (inferred)

Date created:

circa 1890

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; acquired at an unknown date by Louis Morris Hopkins Wood, 1846-1920), an architect who worked in Kansas and Missouri; inherited by his daughter Dorothy Lysaght Thom (Mrs. Edward B. Thom, 1914-1996) and subsequently by her children Binnie Thom and Bill Thom; donated to NMAI by Binnie Thom and Bill Thom in 2011 in memory of Dorothy L. Thom.

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Catalog Number:

26/8019

Barcode:

268019.000

See related items:

Kiowa

Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6942841a3-163d-44e3-8383-cc9d027fbafd

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_389171