Doll, Child's : 2015.3.35

MSSU African Art Exibit : The MSSU African Art collection features a variety of authentic works of art from various tribes located throughout Central Africa. The objects in the collection range from mundane day to day grooming tools to ritualistic masks and statues.

Title:

Child's Doll

Object Name:

Doll, Child's

Other Name:

Doll

Place of Origin:

Loma (Toma), Liberia / Guinea, Africa

Provenance:

Aboriginal Indigenous Art.

Description:

Wooden Child's doll. Blonde hair—like fibers, in stripes on either side of doll. Patterned piece of cloth, tied around top of doll, holding hair to sides.

Collection:

Marianne Keown Collection

Material:

Wood W/Cloth and Fiber

Used:

Domestic Use

Technique:

Carving / Weaving

Owned:

Art Department, Missouri Southern State University

Accession#:

2015.3.35