Doll with wax body and head; stylistic arms; forked wooden stick for legs; onjeva disc eyes.
Item
Title
Doll with wax body and head; stylistic arms; forked wooden stick for legs; onjeva disc eyes.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Toy
Children
Description
Doll [also known as okana] with a wax body and head; stylistic arms; legs made from forked wooden stick. The eyes are made from onjeva discs, whereas the nose and mouth are made from beads. The doll wears a heavy bead necklace, with button decoration, a deep beaded hip belt, cloth front apron and a skin back apron with tails. According to previous records, the doll was collected with a personal name attached to it: Desonda.[FHM25/09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wax
Tied
H = 250mm; L of fork = 110mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1304
A36/1304
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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