Doll, made of corn husk with clay breasts, beaded hair and baby in sling. Adorned in printed textile.
Item
Title
Doll, made of corn husk with clay breasts, beaded hair and baby in sling. Adorned in printed textile.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Toy & Game
Description
Doll with body of maize cob, with breasts and upper torso of clay. No arms. Face and neck roll of clay. Features incised roughly. Plaited hairstyle made from thin strips of fabric ending in clay beads [echilanda]. Doll carries a baby in fabric sling. [FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Clay
Tied
H = 160mm, W = 50mm, D = 50mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.490 B
A37/490b
Source
Space/Place
Cunene [province]
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Mwila
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust