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Corn husk doll with stick and shield

Artist Paula A. Longboat (Haudenosaunee (Iroquois))

MediumGlass beads, feathers, fiber, leather/hide, wood, yarn, cornhusk

Dimensions8 1/4” H x 5” W

SignedBottom of wooden base: P.A. Longboat Six Nations

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object numberNA2009.28.LMA

DescriptionMale corn husk doll on a wooden base with black yarn braided hair and leather clothing with beads. Holds a wooden stick and leather shield.

ClassificationsToys

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Makers and Materials of the Americas

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