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Iroquois Corn Husk Doll
Object/Artifact
Detailed Haudenosaunee doll wearing rabbit fur top and leather breechclout, beaded leather moccasins and wooden etched snowshoes. He carries an object on his back wrapped in red felt and holds a staff tipped with a tiny metal point. In near perfect shape aside from the tip of one snowshoe missing.
2022.6.2
Iroquois
Native American
First Nation
Doll
Toys
Category 09: Recreational Objects
Doll
7-5/8 in
3-5/8 in
7-7/8 in
The length of the wooden base is approx. 7 7/8" long. The length of the snowshoes is approx. 6 5/8".
Corn Husk
Fur - Rabbit
Leather
Yarn
Beads
Wood
Felt
White
Black
Tan
Red
Blue
The body is natural corn husk. The hair is black dyed rabbit fur, and the doll wears an outfit of white rabbit fur. He carries an object wrapped in red felt on his back with leather thongs. His right leg has a red ribbon held in place with a metal pin. Each leg is wrapped in dark blue, light blue, and white yarn. His moccasins are made of dark brown leather, decorated with dark blue, light blue, and white beads. in his hair and around his chest are strings of light and dark blue round beads and elongated white beads.