Collector:

Lillian T. Samuelson  Search this

Donor Name:

Lillian T. Samuelson  Search this

Length:

13 cm

Width:

12.5 cm

Height:

19 cm

Culture:

Paiute (?)  Search this

Object Type:

Doll

Place:

Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation, Nevada, United States, North America

Accession Date:

3 Aug 2010

Collection Date:

1970

Notes:

Donor Notes: "Doll (I think this was purchased on a Paiute Reservation, but I have no recorded information.) Maker Unknown. Stuffed cotton body. Skin face with beaded features. Earings are cardboard (?) disks. Imitation-type Indian blanket including fringe covers body to round base. Headband is red sequins with standing feather. Necklace (includes small shell in front) is of medium-sized beads. Larger beads used as braid ties on gray yarn hair. Almost a caricature. Circular base is muslin-covered cardboard. early 1970s."

Record Last Modified:

7 May 2018

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

2052523

USNM Number:

E434606-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3836ae6ab-4888-47dd-8c29-c6b64bced0ee

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_12545953