Dolls

Datec. 1870-1880

MediumCorn husk, cloth, hide, glass and metal beads, thread, wood

DimensionsOverall (a: male): 10 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (27.3 × 8.3 cm) Overall (b: female): 11 1/4 × 4 in. (28.6 × 10.2 cm) Overall (c: cradleboard): 5 3/4 × 2 1/2 in. (14.6 × 6.4 cm)

Object numberT0808a-c

Credit LineGift of Eugene Victor Thaw Art Foundation

Photograph by Richard Walker

Label TextHaudenosaunee doll making is an ancient expression that allowed a mother to express affection towards her daughters and educate them in maternal responsibilities. Haudenosaunee women also began to make smartly outfitted cornhusk dolls for sale around the 1850s. These dolls are outfitted in beaded clothing that was reserved for special occasion dress and illustrate an 1850s period style of shirts, blouses, leggings, skirts, and moccasins.
Exhibition History"American Indian Art from the Fenimore Art Museum: The Thaw Collection," Munson-Williams-Proctor Arts Institute, Utica, NY, October 13, 2018 - December 31, 2018.
ProvenanceToby Herbst, Galisteo, New Mexico
BibliographyHerbst, Toby. Toby Herbst. Little Rock, Arkansas: Morton & Morton Printing, 2003, fig 13.

"Tenth Anniversary of the Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art, 1995-2005" in Heritage magazine, 2005, vol 20. pg. 15.

Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 53.

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