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Cornhusk Doll.
Cornhusk Doll
Cornhusk Doll.
Cornhusk Doll.
Museum of International Folk Art; Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection. Photographs by Michel Monteaux.
DepartmentEurope

Cornhusk Doll

NameDoll
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1960
Place madeCzechoslovakia, Europe
MediumCorhusk, corn silk, paint
Dimensions4 3/4 × 3 9/16 × 2 3/8 in. (12 × 9 × 6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.491
Object numberA.1980.57.491
DescriptionCut, folded, wrapped cornhusk. Standing with bundle tied on back with strap around left arm; stick tied to right hand. Cornhusk kerchief, puff sleeves, long dress; corn silk hair, painted eyes.
DOLL
CA 1960, STAFF
Doll
Gunuk Tanyon
c. 1960
Cornhusk Bag.
Late 19th century
DOLL
CA 1960, STAFF
DOLL
CA 1960, STAFF
Photography by Kellen Hope
Late 1970s - early 1980s
Adire oniko, woman’s wrapper cloth
Artist Not Recorded
ca. 1960s