Doll

2013-10-1

From: Botswana | Maun

Curatorial Section: African

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Object Number 2013-10-1
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Herero
Provenience Botswana | Maun
Date Made -1986
Section African
Materials Cotton | Velvet
Description

Fabric doll representing a Herero woman. Doll is wearing a dress with bold strips (red, yellow, white and mutli-color African print) and a teal crushed velvet cape. The legs are wrapping in yellow fabric. The headwrap is brown and yellow. Red fabric is used as the skin tone and black yarn is used to create facial details and hair.

Height 47 cm
Width 36 cm
Credit Line Gift of Stephen R. Mishkin and Paula J. Schweich, 2013
Other Number TC-2013-6-1 - Old Loan Number

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