Large doll with wooden core body wrapped in fibre netting, circular plaited arms with various bracelets.
Item
Title
Large doll with wooden core body wrapped in fibre netting, circular plaited arms with various bracelets.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Toy
Children
Description
Large doll figure with wooden core body wrapped in fibre netting with a grass collar and base. Circular plaited arms, adorned with various bracelets. Knotted fingers, breasts and navel. Brass pin eyes. Hair is made from a mass of strings decorated at ends with beads, a double plait down centre with a few white beads.[FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wood; Plant
Braided
H = 255mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.492
A37/492
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Mwila
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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