Doll with a wax head, shoulders, breasts and buttocks and pubic hair
Item
Title
Doll with a wax head, shoulders, breasts and buttocks and pubic hair
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Figure
Description
Doll [also known as okana] with a wax head, shoulders, breasts and buttocks and pubic hair [according to previous cataloguing information although not clear on the object itself]. Hair and facial features are made of seeds. The body and legs are made from forked wood. Wearing a blue beaded neck collar, a cloth front apron, blue bead and fibre waist belt. [FHM25/09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wax
Tied
H = 280mm, W = 40mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1312
A36/1312
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust