Doll, male, Devil Dancer. Blue leather, stuffed, knots of string for eyes, clothes of tan string, anklets, kilt, neckruff (also with blue string), and headdress. Carries white whisk in left hand and blue one in right hand. Height 18 centimeters.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Sierra Leone
Verbatim coll. place:
Sierra Leone
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)