Doll, moulded from wax, with plaited hair, stylised rear end and forked stick legs.
Item
Title
Doll, moulded from wax, with plaited hair, stylised rear end and forked stick legs.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Toy
Children
Description
Doll with forked stick legs; wax head, body and large stylised rear end. Plaited hairstyle made from real human hair. Eyes [possibly] made from ostrich eggshell. Wearing red and blue neck beads; a pink glass beaded hip belt; a leather belt with white buttons, which hang over aprons made from animal skin [back] and cloth [front]. [FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wax
Beadwork
H= 230mm, W= 60mm, D= 40mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.410
A37/410
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Kambaja
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust