Textile doll; Bokolanfini (mud) cloth; seven strips of hand-spun cotton yarn; dark brown geometric pattern on off-white ground; length 143.5 cm, width 94.5 cm
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Verbatim coll. place:
Zaire; Pende tribe
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)