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DepartmentAfrica

Fertility Doll

NameFertility Doll
Maker Labolile Ximba
CultureZulu
Date2004
Place madeDurban, South Africa, Africa
MediumWoven cloth, beads, thread, metal over wood frame.
DimensionsOverall: 21 1/16 x 5 1/2 x 4 5/16 x 16 9/16 in. (53.5 x 14 x 11 x 42 cm)
Credit LineGift of the International Folk Art Market
Object numberA.2005.13.5
DescriptionWoven cloth (black, white, red, yellow, green turquoise, orange and larger green & turquoise beads around waist. Red yarn hat (16 cm across) ringed with white beads on back. Thread highlighted with silver studs. Green cloth base with white beads around upper perimeter.
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