Collection: Warnock

Item Number: WC8712069

Category: Doll

Region: Northeast

Tribe: Winnebago

Period: 1850-1875 - ca. 1865

Materials: Native tanned deerskin; silk ribbon; cotton cloth; multi-colored glass seed beads, shell wampum; wool yarn; German silver; human hair.

Description: Male doll wearing cloth breechcloth with ribbon applique decoration; front seam hide leggings with silk ribbon applique; German silver armbands and brooches (tied to his hair); bead and wampum necklace; and wearing a toy pistol.

Dimensions: Height 8.5 inches 21.6 cm.

Provenance:

Alexander Gallery
Epic Fine Arts Co./Masco Corp.

Exhibitions:

Splendid Heritage, The Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Salt Lake City, February 10, 2009 - March 1, 2010
Buffalo Bill Historical Center, Cody, Wy, May 1, 2010 - October 31, 2010
Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Mo, Febuary 12, 2010 - April 24, 2010

References:

Warnock, John and Marva Warnock, eds, Splendid Heritage: Perspectives on American Indian Art, University of Utah Press, Salt Lake City, 2009, pp 139

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