Doll

Museum number:
5-14476
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3898
Description:
Doll; female, carved wooden doll, long tubular body, no arms or legs. Scarification pattern on face. Elaborate, crest-like hairdo, (or head piece). Height 30.5 cm.
Donor:
Jane E. Gregory and Joseph Gregory
Collection place:
Burkina Faso
Verbatim coll. place:
Upper Volta
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
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1992-1993 #13: SFO Museum (November 9, 1992–April 14, 1993)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Doll, accession number 5-14476, described as Doll; female, carved wooden doll, long tubular body, no arms or legs. Scarification pattern on face. Elaborate, crest-like hairdo, (or head piece). Height 30.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Doll, accession number 5-14476, described as Doll; female, carved wooden doll, long tubular body, no arms or legs. Scarification pattern on face. Elaborate, crest-like hairdo, (or head piece). Height 30.5 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Doll, accession number 5-14476, described as Doll; female, carved wooden doll, long tubular body, no arms or legs. Scarification pattern on face. Elaborate, crest-like hairdo, (or head piece). Height 30.5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, accession number 5-14476, described as Doll; female, carved wooden doll, long tubular body, no arms or legs. Scarification pattern on face. Elaborate, crest-like hairdo, (or head piece). Height 30.5 cm.

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