Straw doll

Museum number:
18-985
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2727
Description:
Figure; straw; of the “Rice Mother” (Nini Pantun). Embroidered features, side headdress
Donor:
James P. Heath and Ruth Mary Heath
Collection place:
Indonesia
Culture or time period:
Indonesian
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.1 Religion and Divination: Objects and garb associated with practices reflecting submission, devotion, obedience, and service to supernatural agencies
Accession date:
1971
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Straw doll, accession number 18-985, described as Figure; straw; of the “Rice Mother” (Nini Pantun). Embroidered features, side headdress
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Straw doll, accession number 18-985, described as Figure; straw; of the “Rice Mother” (Nini Pantun). Embroidered features, side headdress

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