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Collector:
Ms. E. B. Kavasch  Search this
Donor Name:
Sites Native Harvests  Search this
Length - Object:
18 cm
Width - Object:
14 cm
Culture:
Iroquois (Haudenosaunee), Mohawk (Kanienʼkehá꞉ka)  Search this
Object Type:
Doll
Place:
Six Nations Reserve, Ontario, Canada, North America
Accession Date:
30 May 1990
Collection Date:
1983
Notes:
LACROSSE PLAYER DOLL MADE BY THE SKYE FAMILY, MOHAWK, SIX NATIONS RESERVE, CANADA. CONSTRUCTED OF DRIED CORN HUSKS DRESSED IN TRADITION IROQUOIS LACROSSE OUTFIT OF MOCCASINS, BREECH CLOTH, AND HEADBAND MADE OF COMMERCIALLY TANNED SKIN, ARM BANDS, WAIST BAND, AND LEG BANDS MADE OF SYNTHETIC FIBER YARN IN VARIOUS SHADES OF BLUE. BLACK SYNTHETIC FIBER YARN BRAIDED HAIR. BREECH CLOTH HAS BEADWORK DESIGN OF MEDIUM BLUE, TURQUOISE, AND WHITE GLASS SEED BEADS STITCHED ONTO FRONT FLAP WITH NYLON THREAD. HEADDRESS ROACH MADE OF RABBIT FUR WITH THREE BLACK GLASS SEED BEADS AND FEATHERS (BROKEN?) GLUED TO WHITE SYNTHETIC FOAM PINNED TO HEAD WITH WHITE METAL STRAIGHT PINS. DOLL HOLDS LACROSSE STICK (BALL GAME STICK) MADE OF VARNISHED WOOD WITH WHITE AND BROWN COTTON THREAD NET. DOLL NAILED BY ONE FOOT TO PAPER BIRCH LOG BASE SIGNED "SKYE'S CORN HUSK DOLL-SIX NATIONS INDIAN RESERVE, CANADA" ON BOTTOM IN INK. COLLECTED BY MS. E. BARRIE KAVASCH OF BRIDGE WATER, CT IN 1983 AND DONATED TO SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION TRAVELING EXHIBIT SERVICES (SITES) FOR NATIVE HARVESTS EXHIBIT.
Record Last Modified:
9 Jul 2021
Specimen Count:
1
Topic:
Ethnology  Search this
Accession Number:
378691
USNM Number:
E430156-0
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Data Source:
NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/37891e686-57c8-4281-93d6-508c4cd05cfd
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8503304