Doll Item Number: 537/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A tiny fabric doll with a skirt of an orange and red floral pattern that has green stems on a white background. A green and white geometric patterned fabric is wrapped around the upper part of the body. There is a dark blue hood over the white face without facial features.
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 1938
- 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 1938
- Ownership Date
- before May 16, 1979
- Acquisition Date
- on May 16, 1979
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 44
- Accession Number
- 0537/0007