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Male doll

Object Details

Collection History
Commissioned by Natalie Kolliner Kutz (1912-2001, noted doll collector and owner of a doll shop) from the artist; donated to NMAI by Natalie Kolliner Kutz in 1995.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
Odawa (Ottawa)
Artist/Maker
Bobbi Bear (Roberta Heath/Mrs. Basil F. Heath), Odawa (Ottawa), 1937-2017
Donor
Natalie Kolliner Kutz (Mrs. Clarence A. Kutz), Non-Indian, 1912-2001
Previous owner
Natalie Kolliner Kutz (Mrs. Clarence A. Kutz), Non-Indian, 1912-2001
Commissioner
Natalie Kolliner Kutz (Mrs. Clarence A. Kutz), Non-Indian, 1912-2001
Subject
Chief White Eagle (Basil F. Heath), Mohawk [Six Nations of the Grand River, Brantford, Ontario], 1917-2011
Date created
1985-1990
Object Name
Male doll
Media/Materials
Ceramic doll head, hide, metal items, hair, glass bead/beads
Techniques
Modeled, painted, sewn, edge beaded , overlay beadwork
Dimensions
16 x 28 x 62 cm
Object Type
Games, Toys, Gambling: Dolls
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