Doll Item Number: K5.103 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Beaded fabric doll. Female figure with a baby in a pouch at her back, wearing a tall red headdress, pink shirt and flared black skirt. The clothing and headdress are adorned with multicoloured beadwork, and the figure has beaded earrings as well as beadwork cuffs around her wrists and ankles.
Item History
- Made in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
- Collected during 1969
- Owned by Mrs. Philip Graham
- Owned by E. A. Milsom before March 13, 1972
- Received from E. A. Milsom (Donor) on March 13, 1972
What
- Name
- Doll
- Identification Number
- K5.103
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- glass and wool fibre ?
- Manufacturing Technique
- stuffed and beaded
- Overall
- height 23.5 cm, width 11.0 cm, depth 6.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Shona
- Previous Owner
- Mrs. Philip Graham and E. A. Milsom
- Received from
- E. A. Milsom (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe
When
- Collection Date
- during 1969
- Ownership Date
- before March 13, 1972
- Acquisition Date
- on March 13, 1972
Other
- Item Classes
- beadwork; textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 2303/0001