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1958.7.12

Textile doll dressed in a woman’s costume which signifies caste and regional style. The figure wears a blue and pink dress with a yellow headdress which is draped over her head. She also has an elaborate nose ornament. [PR [OPS move] 12/6/2017]

1958.7.12

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Collection type
Object
Description
Textile doll dressed in a woman’s costume which signifies caste and regional style. The figure wears a blue and pink dress with a yellow headdress which is draped over her head. She also has an elaborate nose ornament. [PR [OPS move] 12/6/2017]
Geographical reference
India
Asia > Southern Asia > India
Uttar Pradesh Varanasi (Benares)
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
By 1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 07/1958
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Pigment, Material Synthetic, Material Metal Wire, Material Foil Metal, Material Bead, Process Woven, Process Painted, Process Stitched, Process Coiled
Dimensions
Depth: max 52 mm, Height: max 307 mm, Width: max 165 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.7.12

Search terms: Figure, Clothing, Model, Status, Clothing Headgear, Ornament, Toy and Game, Doll Figure, Dress, Headdress, Nose Ornament

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