doll (pastimes: toys)

Child's doll, representing a woman in traditional dress carrying a child on her back, from Transkei, South Africa. Made from off cuts of brown textile. The doll is built around a cylindrical stick. The main body is a piece of leather with fabric added to simulate clothing.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1972.371
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 200 mm x 125 mm x 35 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; wood; leather
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
World Gallery > Africa > South Africa - childhood
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