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Object Number
985-27-10/59308
Display Title
Warrior doll
Descriptions
Object Description
Warrior doll. Warrior wears beaded leather leggings & shirt. Fringe along seam up side of legging & on shirt. Painted shield tied to his back w/ various designs. Hair in 3 long braids. Copper wire wrapped around wrists & used as earrings. Yellow ochre on hide. 32.4x15.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Male figurine, stuffed cotton, leather beaded dress, parfleche circle in back
Classification
- Figurine
Department
Ethnographic
Date
19th century
Culture
- Cheyenne
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Dimensions
Overall: 32 x 16 x 4 cm (12 5/8 x 6 5/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59308, 34315
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1930 - 1985)
Collector
William Radcliff Morris
(1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor
Estate of William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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