No-Face Doll, Wolf Clan Boy
Artist
Laurel L. Parker (Degaweyen)
(Haudenosaunee, Onyota’a:ká (Oneida), Turtle Clan, 1947 - 2016)
Date2007
MediumGlass beads, cloth, feathers, leather/hide, yarn, various types of cloth, ribbon
Dimensions20 3/4” w/o additional feathers
Credit LineMuseum Purchase; Funded by Linda Gregory in Memory of Goldie Moon (Seneca, Turtle Clan)
Object numberNA2007.09.GREG
DescriptionMale doll with single black braid, wearing a gustoweh (men’s feathered headdress) with three long feathers on top -- two pointing up and one down towards the back -- indicating Oneida identity. He also wears a purple floral ribbon shirt, purple breechcloutwith beaded dome of the world and celestial tree designs, leggings with beaded trim, and wolf clan pendant on a bead necklace.
ClassificationsToys
Collections
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Mary Lee Prescott
Unknown, Native American (USA)