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Female doll
Female doll
Female doll
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentLatin America

Female doll

NameDoll
Artist Artist Not Recorded
Date1939
Place madeCuracao, Caribbean
MediumStraw, cloth fabric, thread
DimensionsOverall: 10 1/4 x 5 11/16 x 2 3/16 in. (26.1 x 14.5 x 5.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of N. Hope Grey
Object numberA.2012.9.1
DescriptionCloth doll of a black woman w/ black braids, wears a red bandana, a scarf around the neck, a cotton print top and gingham skirt with a white apron over it. The word 'Curaçao' sewn on the apron in red. Eyes and mouth are sewn on with thread.
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