Doll

Object Details

Collector

Alixa Naff

Donor Name

George Naff

Site Name

Luxor

BODY AND HEAD OF STUFFED CLOTH, FACE EMBROIDERED, HAIR WOOL ?, SHORT PRINT DRESS, BELTED, CLOTH "SLIPPERS"; DOLL DECORATED ALL OVER W. COLORFUL PLASTIC STRIPS. NECKLACE OF STRING W. 4 U.S. PENNIES. MADE BY YOUNG GIRL IN LUXOR.

From African Voices exhibit: "Bride [doll]... you can tell by the sequins that she is marrying a wealthy man... A young girl made [it] and sewed on pennies to ward off evil."

Record Last Modified

13 Oct 2021

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Egyptian

Arabic-Islamic

Accession Date

19 Oct 1988

Collection Date

April, 1965

Accession Number

378937

USNM Number

E424855-0

Object Type

Doll

Length

31 cm

Place

Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa

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Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8457999

Metadata Usage (text)

CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record)

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3bb9f32e9-5a7a-4e6a-8576-cf43f7bdd525