Doll Item Number: Sa225 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Upright female figure formed of stiff straw stuffed into brown cotton with feet nailed to wooden base. Facial features are embroidered. She is wearing a white blouse with red bird motifs, a green, black, and white striped skirt, and a coiled head wrapping supporting basket. Basket contains weaving and plaited straw implements? Figure carries painted hand drum in right arm.
History Of Use
Probably made for the tourist trade.
Cultural Context
made for sale
Item History
What
Who
- Culture
- Guatemalan
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 11, 1976
- Acquisition Date
- on August 11, 1976
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Current Location
- Case 95
- Accession Number
- 0319/0007 b