Doll of corn cob with a large flat disc of clay at one end and a piece of material with a dark gingham design at the other.

Collection type: Object
Description: Doll of corn cob with a large flat disc of clay at one end and a piece of material with a dark gingham design at the other.
Long description: Doll of corn cob with a large flat disc of clay at one end and a piece of material with a dark gingham design at the other. The clay 'head' is formed from two discs fixed together using strips of material. The top disc has a raised peak. At the top of the corncob, between two bands of cloth a pair of arms or ?breasts have been modelled of clay and fixed to the corncob. A length of uncovered corncob is below this, and covering the rest of the corncob is a piece of material which has been wrapped around the figure as a rough 'skirt' and tied into place using a strip of the same material. The pattern on the material is of lines of cream and black crossing at right angles, like tartan or gingham checks.
Geographical reference: Angola
Africa > Central Africa > Angola
Cultural groups: Mwila
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 Clay, Material Corn Plant, Material Maize Plant, Process Modelled, Process Woven, Process Dyed, Process Tied
Dimensions: Length 202 mm, Width 68 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1940.7.239 Other numbers: 37.337

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