Female Doll Wearing Strap Dress with Large Straps
Title
Female Doll Wearing Strap Dress with Large Straps
Identifier
10000.381
Description
Cloth doll with face drawn on wears dark blue wool strap dress with same color sleeves and leggings. The straps of the dress are very large and terminate at the front in a V shape. The dress, straps and leggings are trimmed with white seed beads. The sleeves and leggings also have ribbon trim. The doll wears a multistrand necklace of black cut beads.
Date Created
1899, before
Source
Anishinaabe
Spatial Coverage
Mille Lacs, Minnesota
Medium
Wool fabric, silk ribbon, glass seed and cut beads, deerhide.
Provenance
Collected by Jeannette and Harry Ayer at what is now the Mille Lac Indian Trading Post Museum, 43411 Oodena Dr. Onamia, MN 56359.
Is Part Of
Jeannette and Harry Ayer Collection
Subject
fur trade strap dress
Coverage
46.10722, -93.71611 (N 46°06′26″ W 93°42′58″)
Access Rights
Reproductions and rights are managed by the Minnesota Historical Society (MNHS). To order a reproduction or gain permission to use this item, follow the link to the MNHS record, then click "Buy" to start the process.
Physical Dimensions
10 5/8 inches length
Item Name
doll
Institution URL
Collection
Citation
“Female Doll Wearing Strap Dress with Large Straps,” Mapping Anishinaabe Regalia, accessed September 19, 2024, https://iris.siue.edu/anishinaaberegalia/items/show/27.