Doll with core of palm leaf stripe, divided for legs, wound with string
Item
Title
Doll with core of palm leaf stripe, divided for legs, wound with string
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Toy
Children
Description
Doll/baby [also known as okana] made from a core of palm leaf stripe, divided for legs, wound with string. No facial features or breasts; fibre buttocks, remains of stomach skin apron. Red and green hip belt - beaded. Very long, fibre hair bound into 'plaits' with narrow strips of palm. The hairstyle would indicate that the doll is meant to represent a female. Hairstyle is known as "Embudi" or "Embuvi". [FHM25/09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Palm; Leaf; Plant
Tied
H = 180mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1323
A36/1323
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust