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Female
Female
Female
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentTextiles-Africa

Female

NameDoll
CultureRiffian (Barber)
Place madeMorocco, Africa
Mediumcloth, straw, leather
Dimensionsoverall: 10.0394 x 3.937 x 1.9685 in.; 25.5 x 10 x 5 cm
Credit LineGift of the Institute of American Indian Art
Object numberA.1986.327.3
DescriptionFemale doll clothed in traditional riff garb: Large straw hat, face covered with veil; yellow cloth shirt; white cloth wrap skirt; maroon belt. Two shawls: one net weave, second white cotton with blue and red stripes. Red leather shoes. Arms and legs covered with thin leather.
Curing Set (Cuadrilla)
Darío Soteno Léon
1997
Female doll
1920-1972
Female doll
Artist Not Recorded
1939
Mendil
ca. 1930s
Pair of dolls
Artist Not Recorded
c. 1900
Male doll
1920-1972