Object Details
- Collection History
- Probably acquired in the mid 1940s by William F. Stiles (1912-1980, MAI curator) for the American Indian Handicraft Company, a personal business he and his wife operated from their home; purchased by MAI from the American Indian Handicraft Company in 1948.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Seneca [Tonawanda]
- Possible collector
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Previous owner
- American Indian Handicraft Co.
- Seller
- American Indian Handicraft Co.
- Seller agent
- William F. Stiles (WFS), Non-Indian, 1912-1980
- Object Name
- Male doll
- Media/Materials
- Cornhusk, wool felt, hide, glass bead/beads, unknown stuffing
- Techniques
- Sewn, overlay beadwork, stuffed
- Object Type
- Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
