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1940.7.172

Doll made from a corncob with buff coloured material tied at one end and the opposite end covered with dark wax.

1940.7.172

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Collection type
Object
Description
Doll made from a corncob with buff coloured material tied at one end and the opposite end covered with dark wax.
Long description
Doll made from a corncob with buff coloured material tied at one end and the opposite end covered with dark wax. The material has been tied with plant fibre. [LKG 26/10/2009]
Geographical reference
Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Person
Field collector Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Field collector Diana Powell-Cotton
PRM source Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1936 - 1937
Acquisition information
Donated: 1940
Materials and processes
Material Wax, Material Corn Plant, Material Maize Plant
Dimensions
Length 163 mm, Width 30 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1940.7.172 Other numbers: 37.151

Search terms: Figure, Toy and Game, Doll Figure, Toy

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