Female Doll with Baby
Maker
Unknown, Maya?
DateMid-20th C
MediumCloth, fiber, metal, wood, metal wire, brown paper
Dimensions7 1/2” H 2 7/8" W 2" D
Credit LineGift of Beverly Porte
Object numberNLA2008.06.POR
DescriptionFemale doll with wrap skirt, huipil (blouse), carrying a baby on her back in a tzute (all-purpose cloth). Cloth face with stitched features, wire armature with brown paper wound around it to form arms and legs, fiber body filler, handwoven cloth outfit and headdress, thread belt, wood base.
ClassificationsToys
Collections
Exhibitions
Makers and Materials of the Americas
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