Doll Item Number: 3663/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Female doll, in standing position, with a baby on their back; made of brown-grey fabric. Main body of woman and baby are stuffed; arms and legs have stiff material inside. Eyes, eyebrows, and mouth are embroidered; nose done in relief. Dark hair is held back with a twisted headband, large knot at front; shallow, plant fibre basket balanced on top of head, with pieces of patterned fabric inside. Cloth is white and yellow, and she has a long piece of similar fabric draped over her right arm. Doll is wearing a short-sleeved shirt; design of plain and checkered horizontal stripes on front and sleeves. Back of shirt has additional band with checkered rhombuses inside it. Wide belt wrapped around waist, with groups of vertical stripes on front; back also has wide columns of rhombuses. Ankle-length skirt is plaid. All clothing and accessories are orange, green, black, blue, and white. Baby on back is wrapped in a white sling, wearing a red, plaid cap; eyes and mouth are embroidered. Doll is barefoot, and nailed to a square wood base. Unsigned.

Narrative

Collected by the donor's aunt, Gladys Everett Brown, while teaching children in Guatemala, c. 1945. In 1944/45 Brown went to Guatemala to set up a kindergarten. She also lived in Costa Rica, Equador and Peru. Brown was also a children's book writer. Around 1954 her children's book titled: "Tico Bravo Shark Hunter" was published.

Item History

What

Name
Doll
Identification Number
3663/1
Type of Item
doll
Material
fibre, plant fibre, dye and wood
Overall
height 25.1 cm, width 9.7 cm, depth 6.8 cm

Who

Culture
Guatemalan
Previous Owner
Norma Hawley Wahl
Received from
Norma Hawley Wahl (Donor)

Where

Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
Made in
Guatemala

When

Creation Date
during 1945
Collection Date
during 1945
Ownership Date
before May 9, 2024
Acquisition Date
on May 9, 2024

Other

Item Classes
textiles
Condition
good
Accession Number
3663/0001