Doll Item Number: 537/5 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A tiny fabric doll with a light blue skirt. Green and white geometric patterned fabric is wrapped around the upper half of the body and the white face without facial features. The doll is holding a baby wrapped around in the same green and white geometric patterned fabric around it and its white face without facial features. There is a green and white geometric patterned fabric belt wrapped around the waist.
Specific Techniques
The donor recalled that students, having nothing else to make their dolls from, used scraps of paper and fibre, sticking the edges together with saliva.
Narrative
This doll was collected by the donor while she was teaching at the Morley residential school.
Item History
- Made in Morley, Alberta, Canada between 1935 and 1938
- Collected between 1935 and 1940
- Owned by Jean Telfer before May 16, 1979
- Received from Jean Telfer (Donor) on May 16, 1979
What
Who
- Culture
- Stoney
- Previous Owner
- Jean Telfer
- Received from
- Jean Telfer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Morley, Alberta, Canada
When
- Creation Date
- between 1935 and 1938
- Collection Date
- between 1935 and 1940
- Ownership Date
- before May 16, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on May 16, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 44
- Accession Number
- 0537/0005