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Doll
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Doll
- Place of origin:
India (north, made)
- Date:
ca. 1975-1980 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Cotton with metal jewellery and a wooden base
- Credit Line:
Given by Mr Jaswant Rai
- Museum number:
IS.4-1982
- Gallery location:
In store
Physical description
A costume doll, identified by a label on the base as 'A belle of Haryana returning from the fields'. The doll's body is of cotton stuffed with kapok; she wears a skirt of printed cotton and a thin cotton veil (orhni). On her head is a bundle of wood-shavings, representing the crops she has gathered in the fields.
Place of Origin
India (north, made)
Date
ca. 1975-1980 (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Cotton with metal jewellery and a wooden base
Categories
Dolls & Toys
Collection code
IND
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