Doll
Item number 3610/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Plastic doll standing with hands at sides. The doll has dark brown skin with synthetic black hair and brown eyes that open and close; it has a headband with three rows of small grey shells and a headdress with three tiered layers of plant fibre - in red, purple and natural (front to back, small to large). There are lengths of bark woven into the hair. The doll has a loosely woven cloak with horizontal pieces of wood(?) inserted throughout, with a bark cloth cloak layered overtop; also dark brown woven arm and leg bands, a chest band, and a skirt of twisted fibre over a red loin cloth. The doll wears strings of small grey seeds twisted from the neck around the shoulders and then back around the waist.
Narrative
Collected by the donor in 1976-1980, when she and her husband were living in Bougainville, where her husband worked as a mining engineer; some of the pieces were gifted to them.
Item History
- Made by Netta Australia (Manufacturer) in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea between 1975 and 1980
- Collected between 1976 and 1980
- Owned by Katie Ball before January 26, 2023
- Received from Katie Ball (Donor) on January 26, 2023
What
- Name
- Doll
- Identification Number
- 3610/10
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- plastic, seed, bark, plant fibre, dye and paint
- Overall
- height 37.5 cm, width 16.0 cm, depth 10.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bougainville, Papua New Guinea
Who
- Culture
- Western Melanesia
- Creator
- Netta Australia (Manufacturer)
- Previous Owner
- Katie Ball
- Received from
- Katie Ball (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- between 1975 and 1980
- Collection Date
- between 1976 and 1980
- Ownership Date
- before January 26, 2023
- Acquisition Date
- on January 26, 2023
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3610/0010
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