Iroquois Corn Husk Doll

Object/Artifact

Anytown Museum

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2022.6.2

Description

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.

Acquisition

Accession

2022.6

Source or Donor

Yvette LaCompte

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

For the First Nations People of Quebec

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Culture/Tribe

Iroquois

Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Doll

Height

7-5/8 in

Width

3-5/8 in

Length

7-7/8 in

Dimension Notes

The length of the wooden base is approx. 7 7/8" long. The length of the snowshoes is approx. 6 5/8".

Material

Corn Husk, Fur - Rabbit, Leather, Yarn, Beads, Wood, Felt

Colors

Color

White, Black, Tan, Red, Blue

Color Notes

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.