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Description
Title
Cornhusk
doll
with
green
dress
Creator
Deschamps, May Ritchie, 1896-1982
Medium of Original
crafts (art genres)
Date of Orginal
1947/1949
Dimensions
7.25" x 5.25" x 2.5"
Description
This
cornhusk
doll
was
made
by
May
Ritchie
Deschamps
(1896-1982)
of
Swannanoa
,
North
Carolina
, ca.
late
1940s
. The
doll
wears
a
green
dress
with a
bow
tied
in the
back
. The
doll
has
fingers
and
is
carrying
a
piece
of
corn
shuck
(possibly
representing
a
broom)
. The
face
is
fading
and
is
in
fragile
condition
.
Deschamps
is
part
of the
Ritchie
family
of
cornhusk
doll-makers
,
whose
figures
are
characterized
by
several
unique
wrapping
techniques
that are not
used
in
other
cornhusk
traditions
.
Subject - Topic
Handicraft -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Subject - Craft
Dolls -- Appalachian Region, Southern
Cornhusk craft -- Appalachian region, Southern
Craft Category
cornhusk
Time Period
1940s
Location
Buncombe County (N.C.)
Source Institution
Western Carolina University Mountain Heritage Center
Collection
John Parris Collection
Inventory Number
MHC_2000_12_034b
Copyright Information
All rights reserved. For permissions and use, contact Mountain Heritage Center, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723
Digital Publisher
Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723
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