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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0050   CAS 2019-0004-0050; Doll
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Doll
Culture Kutch
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country India
State/Prov./Dist. Gujarat
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Hand-woven and commercial cloth; Commercial ric-rac and beads; Glass
Description Cloth doll; Face is white with embroidered mouth, eyes, and eyebrows; Doll wears a long red floral skirt with black lace at the bottom, and an orange embroidered floral tunic embellished with two small round mirrors; She has a green and ivory beaded necklace, hoop earrings made of gold-colored beads, and a beaded nose ring is attached from her nose to where her left ear would be; She wears a long green veil with white tie-dyed spots and a border of red flowered ribbon and green ric-rac; Veil covers the top and back of her head, and extends as a cape that covers the back of her dress; Arms are extended at her sides and have been completely wrapped is segments of red, blue, white, green, and yellow thread; Doll is barefoot; A green ric-rac hanging loop is attached to the back of her head.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 38.7, Width = 12.2, Length = 4.6