Doll Item Number: Ed1.129 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a folded a light blue-green paper umbrella. Black hair is in a low bun. Wearing a short light green patterned silk blouse having a tying on the right with ribbons of the same colour, an ankle-length torquoise blue skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, white socks, and low blue-green shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are glued to the paper backing.

History Of Use

Probably made for sale to European and North Americans, possibly under missionary influence. Figure represents married woman (indicated by low bun)from the late 19th to early 20th centuries.

Narrative

Collected by J. H. Morris while he was chief engineer for Seoul Railway, Korea.