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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

2022.6

Gift

For the First Nations People of Quebec

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.