Simply carved wooden doll with a groove for neck and torso, etched face and arms

Item

Title

Simply carved wooden doll with a groove for neck and torso, etched face and arms

Creator

Creator Unrecorded

Subject

Doll Figure
Figure

Description

A simple wooden doll made by a boy. The shape is cylindrical with a groove to represent the neck and another below the torso. The face has been carved with lines to represent eyes, eyebrows, nose, mouth and ears. There is a zigzag design on the back of the head. The arms and hands are etched on the torso. The top and bottom of the doll are flat and the bottom section where the legs are is plain.

Publisher

Making African Connections

Date

c.1930

Type

PhysicalObject

Format

Wood; Plant
Carved
Max H = 93 mm Max W = 15 mm Max D = 14 mm

Identifier

ETH.ANG2.1332
A36/1332

Source

The Powell-Cotton Museum
Antoinette and Diana Powell-Cotton
1936

Space/Place

Angola
Africa

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust