Doll
1975 (made)
| Place of origin |
This doll was purchased on a trip to New Zealand in 1975 by the donors. The doll is a souvenir Maori girl and is made mainly from plastic.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | |
| Brief description | Maori doll; Plastic, New Zealand, 1975 |
| Physical description | The Maori doll is made of brown plastic with fixed limbs and swivel head. The eyes have painted lashes to the right, and the face is decorated with black linear markings. She has dark brown hair. The doll wears a shirt with a red fabric undershirt and a woven woollen shawl worn across the shoulder leaving one shoulder bear, with a braid trim and black fringed decoration. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr and Mrs Drewitt |
| Object history | The doll was purchased by the donors on a trip to New Zealand in 1975. |
| Summary | This doll was purchased on a trip to New Zealand in 1975 by the donors. The doll is a souvenir Maori girl and is made mainly from plastic. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | MISC.524-1986 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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