Wooden doll covered in fibre netting; collar base stand of palm leaf; string plaited hair; brass pin breasts.

Item

Title

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Doll Figure

Toy & Game

Description

Wooden doll with core wrapped in fibre netting, covered in fibre netting. Collar stand base of palm leaf. Hair made from many strings and a plait of human hair down the centre. Has brass pin breasts, naval and eyes [one missing]. Dressed in skin back and cloth front aprons, 3 twisted rag belts.Onkopa [stomach]; omundondi [back skin]; oripavia [belts]; ependa [centre plait]; epoyu [forehead plait]; otasa [brass pin]; omhaha [eyes]; omaveli [breasts]; enyonga [hairstyle].[FHM18/06/2019]