doll (pastimes: toys)

Male doll with a head made of wood and a body made of felt. The doll is dressed in traditional highland clothes. The figure is standing and wears red trousers and an untucked white linen shirt with a cross stitch pattern around the elbows. The shirt is secured with a wide leather belt. A brown coat is attached to the arms and covers the back. There is black felt hat on the head which is decorated with multicoloured felt stripes. The figure wears moccasin-type shoes made of leather pieces and wrapped with green cords around the doll’s calves. The hair is fairly long and made of black thread.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
20.12.48/7
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; textile; leather; linen; felt
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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