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1912.22.2

Fertility doll. The body is made from a flat stick bound round with different coloured wools and a tuft of feathers at the top of the head.

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1912.22.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Fertility doll. The body is made from a flat stick bound round with different coloured wools and a tuft of feathers at the top of the head.
Geographical reference
Syria
Asia > Western Asia > Syria
Jarabulus
Cultural groups
Arab
Person
Field collector David George Hogarth
PRM source David George Hogarth
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1912
Date collected
By 1912
Acquisition information
Donated: 08/06/1912
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Bird Feather, Process Tied, Process Decorated, Process Dyed, Process Carved, Process Recycled, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Height: max 355 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1912.22.2
Associated publications
Reference: Presense and absense, Main author: Marina Abramović; Oxford, Page: 208-209, Page illustrated: 208, 209, Notes: Fertility dolls, Syria.

Search terms: Agriculture and Horticulture, Religion, Figure, Doll Figure, Religious Object

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