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Object Number
2008.10.5
Display Title
Doll, woman with basket on head and cup in arm, affixed to stand
Descriptions
Object Description
Doll, woman with woven basket on head and painted clay cup in right arm; left hand in pocket. Body of vegetal fiber-wrapped wire; cloth face with embroidered features; woven textile plaid skirt in red, black and white; blue yarn sash; black and white shirt with light blue and white brocade; damaged basket with red cloth inside, stitched to head, over remnants of blue and pink twisted yarns; head covering missing; feet nailed to wooden stand
Inventory Description
Doll, standing woman, holding pot in one hand, fiber basket on head
Classification
- Toy
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca. 1957-1963
Culture
- Maya
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Central America
/
Guatemala
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 7 x 4 cm (6 1/2 x 2 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
2008.10.5
Credit Line
Gift of Camilla M. Smith
Provenance
Collector
Augustus Ledyard Smith
(ca. 1957-1963 - ca. 1957-1963)
Donor
Camilla M. Smith
(ca. 1957-1963 - 6/30/08)
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