Male Peddler Doll

Maker Unknown, Maya?

ClassificationsToys

DateMid-20th C

DimensionsOverall: 7 3/16 x 3 3/8 x 2 3/8 in, (18.2 x 8.5 x 6 cm,)

Materials/TechniqueCloth, fiber, wood, wire armature, brown paper

Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte

Object numberNLA2008.08.POR

DescriptionMale peddler doll with handwoven cloth green pants, white loin wrapper, red and purple shirt , red head tie, thread belt. Stitched facial features. Carrying a back rack with his goods, created from fiber. Wire armature forms arms and legs, fiber body filler, wood base.

Place of origin / madeNorth America and Central America

Collections

Longyear Museum of Anthropology Collections

Exhibitions

Makers and Materials of the Americas

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