Doll moulded from wax on forked stick [body and legs]; masambala seed eyes; dressed in cowhide apron and beaded belts.

Item

Title

Doll moulded from wax on forked stick [body and legs]; masambala seed eyes; dressed in cowhide apron and beaded belts.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Toy
Toy & Game

Description

Doll moulded from wax on forked stick body, with stylised breasts, vagina and buttocks; masambala seed eyes; wearing red beaded necklace; dressed in bride's waist belt made from natural fibres layered on top of pink glass beaded waist belt; cowhide aprons [front and back]; metal anklets; bandeau; tassel and leather belt.[FHM18/06/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Wood; Plant
Beadwork
H= 240mm, W= 60mm

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.403
A37/403

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Kambaja

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust