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Cornhusk figure
Object Number 00-5-10/55171.3
Display Title Cornhusk figure
Descriptions
Object Description Cornhusk figure of woman with baby for model canoe 00-5-10/55170
Inventory Description Doll, female w/ baby on back, corn husk, wire frame, fabric clothes, beaded dres
Classification
  • Figurine
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuscarora
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New York
Materials Fabric, Corn husk, Glass, Metal wire
Dimensions Overall: 17.3 x 7.4 x 3.3 cm (6 13/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 55171 & 00-5-10/55171.3
Credit Line Museum Purchase, Huntington Frothingham Wolcott Fund, 1900
Provenance
Collector John W. Sanborn (1900 - 1900)

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Cornhusk figure
00-5-10/55171.1 Cornhusk figure
Figurine
New York
Cornhusk figure
00-5-10/55171.2 Cornhusk figure
Figurine
New York
Cornhusk figure
00-5-10/55171.4 Cornhusk figure
Figurine
New York
Cornhusks
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Raw Material
Corn
Site A 6-2
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Corn
Raw Material
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Corn
Raw Material
Site pr 4-25
Cornhusk bag. Small, almost round shape.
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Bag
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985-27-10/59231 Cornhusk bag. Some yarn used for design elements, but mostly dyed cornhusk
Bag
Washington?
Cornhusk bag. Yarn & dyed cornhusk used for patterns
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Bag
Washington?
Corn cobs, cornhusks, and cedar bark
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Corn
Site pr 4-27
Cornhusk bag
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Bag
Washington?
Punch needle with cornhusk handle
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Awl
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