Doll

Museum number:
5-14423
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
S138 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.3898
Description:
Doll; anthropomorphic, A) ear of corn with strips of the husk twisted tightly and strings of tiny beads all piled on top as the head. Two orange beads dangle as earrings. height: 19 cm. B) and C) are two wire loops, possibly used as a stand for the doll. Height 7 cm (B), 12.4 cm (C).
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Angola
Verbatim coll. place:
Angola
Culture or time period:
Chokwe
Collector:
Jane E. Gregory and Sarah J. Gregory
Collection date:
1939
Materials:
Ear of corn
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:
S1992-1993 #13: SFO Museum (November 9, 1992–April 14, 1993)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14423, described as Doll; anthropomorphic, A) ear of corn with strips of the husk twisted tightly and strings of tiny beads all piled on top as the head. Two orange beads dangle as earrings. height: 19 cm. B) and C) are two wire loops, possibly used as a stand for the doll. Height 7 cm (B), 12.4 cm (C).
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14423, described as Doll; anthropomorphic, A) ear of corn with strips of the husk twisted tightly and strings of tiny beads all piled on top as the head. Two orange beads dangle as earrings. height: 19 cm. B) and C) are two wire loops, possibly used as a stand for the doll. Height 7 cm (B), 12.4 cm (C).

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