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Artist/Maker
Unknown artist
Datec. 1875
MediumWhite stone with human hair
DimensionsOverall: 3 × 1 × 1 1/8 in. (7.6 × 2.5 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Benjamin W. Arnold, Class of 1866; Transferred from the Knox Hall of Natural History, Hamilton College
Object number1984.510
Not on view
DescriptionAttached to this doll's neck would have been a stuffed cloth torso, often without legs. Dolls of this type were played with by girls until menstruation began when they were given away. This doll's ears are pierced for earrings. Doll heads of this type were secured in trade from the Athabascan Indians. This object appears to be affiliated with 1984.495.
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Additional Details
Exhibition History
1985
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 55, illus. 43).
Clinton, NY (Fred L. Emerson Gallery, Hamilton College). "Wonderful Heroes, Fearsome Creatures," November 2 - December 14, 1985 (cat. no. 55, illus. 43).
Provenance
1984: Hamilton College (Emerson Gallery), by transfer from the Anthropology Department;
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. late 1800s, definitely by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Arnold.
by 1979 - 1984: Hamilton College (Anthropology Department), by transfer from the Knox Hall of Natural History;
c. late 1800s, definitely by 1925: Hamilton College (Knox Hall of Natural History), by gift of Benjamin W. Arnold.
Published References
WONDERFUL HEROES FEARSOME CREATURES: ART OF THE NORTHWEST COAST (exh. cat. Clinton, NY: Fred L. Emerson Gallery, 1985), 43, illus. 43.
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root with maiden hair fern and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.495
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root, maiden hair fern
Object number: 1984.497
Unknown artist
Date: 3rd century BCE
Medium: Terracotta with traces of white and blue paint on himation and red paint on hair and sandals
Object number: 19XX.23
Thomas Nast
Date: published November 25, 1876
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.349
Unknown artist
Date: c. 1875
Medium: Spruce root and natural and dyed grass
Object number: 1984.496
Thomas Nast
Date: published December 4, 1875
Medium: Wood engraving on newsprint
Object number: 2019.13.302
Umar Rashid (Frohawk Two Feathers)
Date: 2013
Medium: Acrylic, ink, coffee, and tea on paper
Object number: 2013.2