B-8 Doll
Object Type
Doll
Object Number
JL-B-8
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Ndebele, Transvaal
Dimensions (cms)
25.5 x 13.5 x 13.5
Description

Beadwork fertility doll. Similar to JL-B-7, with the body made of eight broad rings, covered with diagonally wound glass seed beads on a cloth covered conical core. The doll wears a tiara-like headdress, a skin cloak, two skin aprons and a girdle of grass rings linked with wool. The bead colours are pink, white, blue and red.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Classification
Doll
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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