Collection Highlights
Petition to Abraham Lincoln for recruitment of black troops
Date:
ca. 1862
Object Number:
MSS.BV.Petitions
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Doll: masked figure w/disjointed legs
Object Number:
INV.10967
Date:
1940-1960
Medium:
Straw, wood, paint
Dimensions:
Overall: 13 x 11 x 3 in. ( 33 x 27.9 x 7.6 cm )
Marks:
printed: on label sewn to reverse: "MADE IN/ BALE D.E.I."
Description:
Bundled straw doll with painted wooden mask and brown hair; pair of stilt feet tucked into purple sash.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
