mooseskin doll

Item number 1927.1734 . 176354 from the The Field Museum.

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Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« A doll is made from strips of tanned moose skin stuffed with moss or grass and stitched together with thread. Features are indicated with dark red cotton thread. A hat and dress are made of red wool felt, and strips of blue tape are sewn around the arms and waist. Short lengths of blue and clear seed beads are sewn on the hat. A length of clear beads circles the waist. Short lengths of blue and clear beads strung on purple thread (fig. 32g) are attached to the waist. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.19, fig 32g (p.60).

Translation Of Citations From Vanstone (1982) Article

« Une poupée est faite de bandes de peau d’orignal tannée qui est rembourrée de mousse ou de foin et cousues ensemble avec du fil. Les traits physiques de la poupée sont ajoutés avec du fil de coton rouge foncé. Un chapeau et une robe sont faits de feutre de laine rouge et comportent des bandes de ruban bleu cousues autour des bras et de la taille. De courtes longueurs de petites perles bleues et transparentes sont cousues sur le chapeau. Une longueur de perles transparentes entoure la taille. De courtes longueurs de perles bleues et transparentes, enfilées sur un fil mauve , sont attachées à la taille. »
Vanstone, James W. "The Speck Collection of Montagnais Material Culture from the Lower St. Lawrence Drainage, Quebec." Fieldiana. Anthropology. New Series, No. 5 (October 29, 1982), p.19, fig 32g (p.60).

Item History

What

Name
mooseskin doll
Identification Number
1927.1734 . 176354
Type of Item
mooseskin doll
Material
“moose skin; glass beads” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Field Museum
Made in
Pekuakami, Lac Saint-Jean, Lake St. John, Labrador, Canada

Who

Culture
Ilnu, Montagnais and Innu

Other

Nom De L'objet
Poupée en peau d'orignal
Matériaux
peau d'orignal; perles de verre
Ethnic Group
Montagnais
Collection
Lake St. John Objects
Provenience
North America, Canada, Quebec, Labrador, Lake St. John

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