Tall doll moulded from beeswax and lukula red powder, with trade bead neck roll and skin apron.
Item
Title
Tall doll moulded from beeswax and lukula red powder, with trade bead neck roll and skin apron.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Toy & Game
Description
Tall doll kept by families to promote fertility. Forked stick forms the torso and legs. Torso, arms and head moulded from beeswax. Turquoise trade bead neck roll. Seeds pressed into wax for hair. Ostrich eggshell eyes. Stomach skin apron [etata]; long, black cattle skin back skirt - edged with iron beads [oputo]. Thick hide belt around waist. The entire doll is quite heavily covered in lukula [red powder].[FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Animal Intestine
Moulded
H = 350mm, W = 100mm, D = 90mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.490 D
A37/490d
Source
Space/Place
Owangwe [province]
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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