Edwin M. Loeb, Ella-Marie Loeb, and University of California African Expedition
Collection date:
Spring 1948
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1949
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Comment:
The doll’s dress imitates the clothing worn by girls during debutante period which is the year before marriage. Often several girls own one doll together.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #41: Cantor Arts Center (Stanford Univ.) (November 27, 1973–January 16, 1974) and S1979-1980 #18: American Federation of Arts (October 25, 1979–September 25, 1981)