Female Doll with Head Load
Maker
Unknown, Maya?
ClassificationsToys
DateMid-20th C
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 1 15/16 in, (17.2 x 5.5 x 5 cm,)
Materials/TechniqueCloth, fiber, wood, wire armature, brown paper
Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte
Object numberNLA2008.07.POR
DescriptionFemale doll with head load wrapped in a tzute (all-purpose cloth), carrying a straw bundle representing firewood. Wire armature wrapped with brown paper to create arms and legs, fiber body filler, handwoven cloth corte (skirt), huipil (blouse) and headdress, thread belt, wood base.
Place of origin / madeNorth America and Central America
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Unknown, Maya?
