Cylindrical doll bound with fibre, with plaited hair decorated with buttons and loops of trade beads.
Item
Title
Cylindrical doll bound with fibre, with plaited hair decorated with buttons and loops of trade beads.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Toy & Game
Description
Doll with straight, cylindrical body covered in closely bound fibre. Plaited hairstyle, almost at a right-angle to the body. In two parts, and decorated with white, plastic buttons and loops of trade beads. Cloth skirts and a waist bet of scented root.[FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Rope
Tied
H = 160mm, W = 50mm, D = 110mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.490 C
A37/490c
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust