Doll moulded from wax and forked stick legs; wearing blue beaded necklace; textile apron; leather belts.

Item

Title

Doll moulded from wax and forked stick legs; wearing blue beaded necklace; textile apron; leather belts.

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Toy
Children

Description

Doll with head [which is slightly hairy] and body moulded from wax; impressed ostrich shell eyes; forked sticks form the legs. Wearing blue glass beaded collar and belt with pearlescent beaded tassels; textile apron tied at the waist with leather belts. [FHM18/06/2019]

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

C.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

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

Identifier

ETH.ANG3.406
A37/406

Source

Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1937

Space/Place

Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust