dolls (pastimes: toys)

Two dolls depicting a male and a female with leather body parts and textile costumes.

The male doll is wearing a textile costume consisting of a white shirt, a black jacket and trousers with gold coloured buttons as well as a polychrome hat. The doll is carrying a polychrome textile bag and is holding a wooden staff with metal decoration and a wooden whip. He is also wearing leather sandals and a metal ring.

The female doll is wearing a textile costume consisting of a pink skirt, a blue blouse with gold coloured buttons, a purple waistband, a polychrome hat and a striped shawl. She is also wearing leather sandals, a beaded necklace, earrings and a shawl pin.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn11415
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
leather; textile; metal; wood; plant fibre; pigment; bead
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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