doll in cradleboard; beige cloth-wrapped head; white wool swaddling on printed cotton backing; indigo yarn wrappings; cradleboard is of split peeled twigs; l. 18.4 cm.
Donor:
Scott H. Ryerson and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Sonora, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Sonora, Desemboque, Seri
Collector:
Scott H. Ryerson
Collection date:
July 1975
Materials:
Yarn
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Context of use:
traditional doll. maker, Sara Villalobos, is 75-80 yrs. old. this is her only form of livelihood except for begging. dolls made from rags, etc. $2.50 retail