Doll

Museum number:
5-13128
Permalink:
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Description:
Doll of maize; cob with 7 plaited sheath strips from top . Made by Boni men or women for little girls to play with. 19 cm x 5 cm.
Collection place:
Basuba, Kenya
Culture or time period:
Aweer people
Taxon:
Zea mays
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines) and Plaited weaving
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Doll, accession number 5-13128, described as Doll of maize; cob with 7 plaited sheath strips from top . Made by Boni men or women for little girls to play with. 19 cm x 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Doll, accession number 5-13128, described as Doll of maize; cob with 7 plaited sheath strips from top . Made by Boni men or women for little girls to play with. 19 cm x 5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-13128, described as Doll of maize; cob with 7 plaited sheath strips from top . Made by Boni men or women for little girls to play with. 19 cm x 5 cm.

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