Palm leaf doll bound with string wearing hair in pendant string style with embe fruit stone termination.
Item
Title
Palm leaf doll bound with string wearing hair in pendant string style with embe fruit stone termination.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Toy & Game
Description
Doll [also known as okana - baby doll] made from palm leaf strips bound with string. Hairstyle in pendant string with embe fruit stone termination. Stick arms, plaited breasts and buttocks. String hip belt. Cloth aprons. According to previous cataloguing information, this was owned by a young girl of the Dombondola people.[FHM25/09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Palm; Leaf; Plant
Bound
H = 285mm.
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1315
A36/1315
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust