Doll made of plant fibre bound with string, female figure with a large braided head dress

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Doll made of plant fibre bound with string, female figure with a large braided head dress

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Doll Figure

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Female doll figure made of plant fibre bound with plant string, The body is simple with separate legs, no arms, breasts, long neck and no detail on the face. The figure has a large braided hairstyle or head dress, and wears two strings of red glass beads around the neck, a long brown cloth front apron and shorter back apron. The figure is described in the Powell-Cotton sisters curio list as a 'bride wearing headdress.'