Textile doll. Blue, black and white cotton. 15 strips sewn together. Red, green and yellow designs embroidered in center section. For manufacture of clothing.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Pende
Culture or time period:
Ba Pende
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1990-1991 #20: William Grant Still Arts Center (December 11, 1990–March 11, 1991)