Doll

Item number 3663/2 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Male doll, in a standing position, with a walking stick and wood carrier on back; made of brown-grey fabric. Main body of male is stuffed; arms and legs have stiff material inside. Eyes, eyebrows, mouth, and moustache are embroidered; nose done in relief. Male is wearing a long, white head covering and wide-brimmed plant fibre hat overtop; brim decorated with a green stripe. Doll is wearing a long-sleeved shirt, with a yellow body and blue sleeves; groupings of plain and checkered stripes along sleeves. Has a red plaid neck scarf, and wide plaid belt wrapped around his waist. Wearing ankle-length orange and white striped pants. Carrier is stitched to doll's shoulders, and made of a nailed wood frame; sides wrapped in plant fibre ties. Stiff plant bundles inside carrier, and strapped to side; fibrous plant bundle tied to opposite side. Patterned blanket tied to top of carrier. 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.