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1959.9.36B

Doll, made of stringwork entirely covered with coix lacrimi seeds with beaded face and red cloth garment. [SM 23/2/2009]

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1959.9.36B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Doll, made of stringwork entirely covered with coix lacrimi seeds with beaded face and red cloth garment. [SM 23/2/2009]
Long description
Doll made of stringwork covered with coix lacrimi seeds. The face is made from red, black, white and green beads. The hands are made from black and red beads. On the top of the head are two strands of strung coix lacrimi seeds. The base of the feet are not covered with coix lacrimi seeds and show a woven fabric like sacking material. [SM 23/2/2009]
Geographical reference
Cameroon
Africa > Central Africa > Cameroon
Fumban
Cultural groups
Bamum
Person
Field collector Lois Mitchison
PRM source Lois Mitchison
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
1958
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1959
Materials and processes
Material Bead, Material String, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Textile, Material Net Textile, Material Pigment, Process Beadwork, Process Woven, Process Strung, Process Netted
Dimensions
Width: max 100 mm, Length: max 282 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1959.9.36B

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