Doll, hat

Museum number:
5-15759a,b
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.4613
Object count:
2
Description:
(a) Rag doll; black woman or child, wearing white blouse and checked red skirt; ring on finger of left hand; painted facial features and black hair. Height ca. 43.0 cm. (b) Hat, raffia; coiled bands sewn together; rounded crown and flat brim with hat band of same material as skirt. Diameter 15.5 cm. Made in craft classes in the schools and sold at Home Industries.
Donor:
Burton Benedict
Collection place:
Mahe Island, Seychelles Islands, Eastern Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
East Africa; Seychelles; Mahé Island
Collector:
Burton Benedict
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
December 10, 1993
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Doll, hat, accession number 5-15759a,b, described as (a) Rag doll; black woman or child, wearing white blouse and checked red skirt; ring on finger of left hand; painted facial features and black hair. Height ca. 43.0 cm. (b) Hat, raffia; coiled bands sewn together; rounded crown and flat brim with hat band of same material as skirt. Diameter 15.5 cm. Made in craft classes in the schools and sold at Home Industries.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Doll, hat, accession number 5-15759a,b, described as (a) Rag doll; black woman or child, wearing white blouse and checked red skirt; ring on finger of left hand; painted facial features and black hair. Height ca. 43.0 cm. (b) Hat, raffia; coiled bands sewn together; rounded crown and flat brim with hat band of same material as skirt. Diameter 15.5 cm. Made in craft classes in the schools and sold at Home Industries.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Doll, hat, accession number 5-15759a,b, described as (a) Rag doll; black woman or child, wearing white blouse and checked red skirt; ring on finger of left hand; painted facial features and black hair. Height ca. 43.0 cm. (b) Hat, raffia; coiled bands sewn together; rounded crown and flat brim with hat band of same material as skirt. Diameter 15.5 cm. Made in craft classes in the schools and sold at Home Industries.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll, hat, accession number 5-15759a,b, described as (a) Rag doll; black woman or child, wearing white blouse and checked red skirt; ring on finger of left hand; painted facial features and black hair. Height ca. 43.0 cm. (b) Hat, raffia; coiled bands sewn together; rounded crown and flat brim with hat band of same material as skirt. Diameter 15.5 cm. Made in craft classes in the schools and sold at Home Industries.

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