Doll

Museum number:
16-18263
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Accession number:
Acc.4227
Description:
Dark brown plastic body and head with painted black hair and feet, printed cotton cloth loincloth and cape.
Donor:
Judah L. Magnes Museum
Collection place:
Suriname
Verbatim coll. place:
Suriname
Culture or time period:
Saramaka
Collector:
Ralph Bennett
Collection date:
1979-1980
Materials:
Cotton (textile) and Plastic (organic material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Context of use:
Collector states that doll's costume represents dress worn by Bush Negro men.
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
height 15.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Doll, accession number 16-18263, described as Dark brown plastic body and head with painted black hair and feet, printed cotton cloth loincloth and cape.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Doll, accession number 16-18263, described as Dark brown plastic body and head with painted black hair and feet, printed cotton cloth loincloth and cape.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 16-18263, described as Dark brown plastic body and head with painted black hair and feet, printed cotton cloth loincloth and cape.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 16-18263, described as Dark brown plastic body and head with painted black hair and feet, printed cotton cloth loincloth and cape.

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