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Doll - Pink/Blue/White/Red Beads Dress
Doll - Pink/Blue/White/Red Beads Dress
Doll - Pink/Blue/White/Red Beads Dress
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAfrica

Doll - Pink/Blue/White/Red Beads Dress

NameDoll
CulturePondo Tribe
Datec. 1958
Place madeSouth Africa, Africa
MediumWood, Fiber, Paint, Glass Beads
Dimensions11 7/16 × 2 3/4 × 1 15/16 in. (29 × 7 × 5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A1981.28.185
Object numberA.1981.28.185
DescriptionCarved, painted. Standing female figure with glued on long braided black hair, with beaded white and red headband, wrapped in light blue cotton trimmed with pink and blue beads. Carved facial details, necklace of blue and white, anklet of blue, pink, white beads. Round base.