B-7 Doll
Object Type
Doll
Object Number
JL-B-7
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Ndebele, Transvaal
Dimensions (cms)
22.6 x 11.3 x 11.3
Description

Beadwork fertility doll. Similar to JL-B-6, with the body made of eleven narrow bead covered rings on a bead-covered conical core. There is a loop with button fastening, of plaited white beads with single strand ‘armlets’ in eleven pairs. The doll wears a tiara-like headdress, a beaded purse, a bead and
skin apron, and a bead-covered staff with circular shield. The bead colours are white, pink, blue, red, green and orange.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Classification
Doll
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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