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Object Number 92-11-10/50808
Display Title Corn husk doll
Descriptions
Inventory Description Corn husk doll, braided arms, string ties
Classification
  • Toy
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Penobscot
  • Eastern Abenaki
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Penobscot County / Indian Island / Old Town
Dimensions Overall: 15 x 7.3 x 2.7 cm (5 7/8 x 2 7/8 x 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50808
Provenance
Collector Prof. Charles C. Willoughby (1890-1891)
Donor Prof. Charles C. Willoughby (1892)

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