Doll, Great Lakes

1800/1900

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center
Mashantucket, United States

Her dress is made from smoked and brain-tanned hide. This method of tanning is a traditional Native American way to soften and preserve hide with animal brains and smoke.

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Title: Doll, Great Lakes
Date: 1800/1900
Location: Great Lakes
Physical Dimensions: Deer or moose hide, wood

The Mashantucket Pequot Museum & Research Center

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