Double palm fruit doll with green and blue beaded collar
Item
Title
Double palm fruit doll with green and blue beaded collar
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Toy
Children
Description
Doll [also known as okana] with onjeva disc eyes made from an unpeeled double palm nut. Wax face and collar which has been decorated with green and navy blue beads. According to previous cataloguing information, the doll was given the personal name of Dashtela.[FHM25/09/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Palm; Nut; Plant
Tied
H = 100mm, W = 60mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1325
A36/1325
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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| Title | Alternate label | Class |
|---|---|---|
 Ondunga |
Physical Object | |
 Ondunga, Palm Nut |
Physical Object |