Large cylindrical doll. Wooden base, netted fibre and string hair decorated with glass beads.
Item
Title
Large cylindrical doll. Wooden base, netted fibre and string hair decorated with glass beads.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Children
Description
Large doll with body of wooden core, wrapped in fibre netting. Grass collar base. Mass of strings for hair, with some of the ends decorated with beads. Big plait down centre back of head. Dressed in cloth front apron, a string bandeaux and necklaces. [FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wood; Plant
Netted
H = 200mm, W = 80mm, D = 100mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.496
A37/496
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Mwila
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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