Doll

97-84-1243

From: United States of America | South Dakota | Near White River

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 97-84-1243
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Sioux
Provenience United States of America | South Dakota | Near White River
Culture Area Great Plains Culture Area
Section American
Materials Buckskin | Bead | Tin | Quill
Iconography Papoose
Description

Doll of a woman. Buckskin, fully dressed. Dress with collar, sleeves and skirt decorated with trader's wampum, edged with cylindrical amber glass beads. Beaded moccasins, leggings and anklets of trader's wampum and fringe. Had real hair plaits of which one remains. Bead necklace. Beaded bag with cross design. Long ear pendants of beads.

Credit Line Gift of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, 1997
Other Number L-84-1243 - Old Museum Number | 18777 - ANSP Number | I 1813 - Gottschall Number

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