String doll: Doll made from fine string which is tied to form body, legs, hand, feet and head. Body is white, skirt is yellow, hair is navy blue. Blouse is of narrow strips of black/white/red fabric. Face is embroidered floss. Loop at top for hanging.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Fabrics
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— height 11.5 centimeters and whole— width 7 centimeters