Wooden doll covered in fibre netting; collar base stand of palm leaf; string plaited hair; brass pin breasts.
Item
Title
Wooden doll covered in fibre netting; collar base stand of palm leaf; string plaited hair; brass pin breasts.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Doll Figure
Toy & Game
Description
Wooden doll with core wrapped in fibre netting, covered in fibre netting. Collar stand base of palm leaf. Hair made from many strings and a plait of human hair down the centre. Has brass pin breasts, naval and eyes [one missing]. Dressed in skin back and cloth front aprons, 3 twisted rag belts.Onkopa [stomach]; omundondi [back skin]; oripavia [belts]; ependa [centre plait]; epoyu [forehead plait]; otasa [brass pin]; omhaha [eyes]; omaveli [breasts]; enyonga [hairstyle].[FHM18/06/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Palm Leaf; Plant
Plaited
H = 230mm, W = 90mm, D = 110mm
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.495
A37/495
Source
Space/Place
Cunene [Province], Humbe [place]
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Dimba
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust
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