Ceramic figurine

Museum number:
5-15295
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2896
Description:
Doll, terra-cotta, with amulet cast, etc. attached; doll is resting with legs outstretched; small breasts, two conical foreshortened arms (?) behind, self loincloth; indigo thread “hair,” red and green leather amulet case suspended from indigo cordage which is decorated with two red plastic discs; long terra-cotta ornament suspended around neck. See 5-11670-75. Height doll 5.2 cm.
Donor:
Susan E. Smith
Collection place:
Menaka area, Mali
Verbatim coll. place:
Kel Tamasheq (Tamasheq speakers) - so called "Tuareg
Culture or time period:
Tuareg
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Amulets and Figurines
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1972
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic figurine, accession number 5-15295, described as Doll, terra-cotta, with amulet cast, etc. attached; doll is resting with legs outstretched; small breasts, two conical foreshortened arms (?) behind, self loincloth; indigo thread “hair,” red and green leather amulet case suspended from indigo cordage which is decorated with two red plastic discs; long terra-cotta ornament suspended around neck. See 5-11670-75. Height doll 5.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Ceramic figurine, accession number 5-15295, described as Doll, terra-cotta, with amulet cast, etc. attached; doll is resting with legs outstretched; small breasts, two conical foreshortened arms (?) behind, self loincloth; indigo thread “hair,” red and green leather amulet case suspended from indigo cordage which is decorated with two red plastic discs; long terra-cotta ornament suspended around neck. See 5-11670-75. Height doll 5.2 cm.

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