doll (pastimes: toys)

Doll in native costume. The doll is wearing a blue dress with a green section at the front with gold bands and sequins. Under the dress is a white shirt, red cuffs, a green apron with embroidery and band decoration and a red underskirt with bands of decoration at the bottom. On the chest of the figure are gold coins. There is also a necklace and earrings made of beads, black, leather shoes and a pale green headscarf. The figure is carrying a basket on her head that has lace over it and contains squares of different coloured material.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1986.84
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 370 mm x 272 mm x 72 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
textile; basketry; synthetic fibre; cotton; leather; metal; plant material
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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