Doll
Gallery Location
Not on View
Maker
Unidentified artist or workshop, Turkana style
Medium
Clay, cloth, glass beads, metal, pigment
Geography
Kenya
Date
before 1985
Dimensions
H. 15.5 cm, W. 5.2 cm, D. 6 cm
Object number
2009.126.122
Credit Line
Donated by Esther Amrad Dagan in memory of her daughter Halit, and in homage to unknown African artists
Department
Art & Culture: Global Africa
Description
Standing female figure with coiled copper earrings and stacked neckrings, decorated with beads pressed into the clay. Stylized baby attached to the front. The doll is wrapped with tan cloth to suggest wrap around skirt and baby carrier. The face, neckrings and upper torso are painted with red pigment. This is a commercial item reproducing traditional attire.
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