Doll

Museum number:

2-71781

Permalink:

ark:/21549/hm21020071781

Alternate number:

C539 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.4709

Object count:

1

Description:

Papago [Tohono O’Odham] male doll. Carved Saguro root, stained brown, carved and painted eyes. Dressed in white trousers and white cotton shirt. Black real hair. Hold bow & arrow in right hand, arrow in left hand. Base has rocks, dirt, cactus. H = 7.5”

Donor:

Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory

Collection place:

Arizona

Verbatim coll. place:

USA, Arizona, Papago [Tohono O’odham]. Made by Thomas Franco

Culture or time period:

Tohono O'odham

Collector:

Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory

Collection date:

10/22/1987

Materials:

Cotton (textile), Hair (material), Paint (coating), Root (plant material), and Wood (plant material)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Dolls (figurines)

Function:

5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions

Accession date:

June 5, 2000

Context of use:

Made for sale. Purchased at Tucson Museum of Art.

Department:

Native US and Canada (except California)