Doll made of Beeswax and forked wooden stick, with adornments and textiles
Item
Title
Doll made of Beeswax and forked wooden stick, with adornments and textiles
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Toy & Game
Description
Doll made from a forked wooden stick and a beeswax torso and head. Stylistic arms. No hair. Ostrich eggshell discs for eyes. Blue trade beads around neck. Around hips are wound lengths of blue and pink trade beads. White buttons, representing omba shells. Checked fabric skirts; leather waist belt. Neat bound fibre anklets. Covered in lukula [red powder].[FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wax
Moulded
H = 240mm, W = 60mm, D = 70mm [FHM08/07/2019]
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.490 F
A37/490f
Source
Space/Place
Cunene [province], Cuamato [place]
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Ovambo
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust