Doll

Museum number:
5-14440
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3898
Description:
Doll. Female, black celluloid with molded and painted features, left cheek is dimpled in, has black hair in an elaborate bun. Over ears, gold bangled jewelry. Dressed in green striped skirt with gold and red-brown over blouse, a sheer nylon embroidered over-drape, and a white brocade turban. Height 22.5 centimeters.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Senegal
Verbatim coll. place:
Senegal; Ooloof tribe
Culture or time period:
Ooloof Tribe
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)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14440, described as Doll. Female, black celluloid with molded and painted features, left cheek is dimpled in, has black hair in an elaborate bun. Over ears, gold bangled jewelry. Dressed in green striped skirt with gold and red-brown over blouse, a sheer nylon embroidered over-drape, and a white brocade turban. Height 22.5 centimeters.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14440, described as Doll. Female, black celluloid with molded and painted features, left cheek is dimpled in, has black hair in an elaborate bun. Over ears, gold bangled jewelry. Dressed in green striped skirt with gold and red-brown over blouse, a sheer nylon embroidered over-drape, and a white brocade turban. Height 22.5 centimeters.

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