Doll

Museum number:
3-23949
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030023949
Accession number:
Acc.2518
Description:
wooden paddle with human-shaped hilt; Doll; balsa-like wood; flat with carved face in relief; brown diamond designs on both sides, faded on front side; length 50 cm.; width 8.3 cm.
Donor:
J. Chester Swanson
Collection place:
Panama
Culture or time period:
Kuna
Collection date:
1930s
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1969
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 3-23949, described as wooden paddle with human-shaped hilt; Doll; balsa-like wood; flat with carved face in relief; brown diamond designs on both sides, faded on front side; length 50 cm.; width 8.3 cm.

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