Guatemalan Doll

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Guatemalan Doll

Entry/Object ID

2011.456

Description

A male doll wearing an orange plaid vest, blue and white shirt, straw hat, cuffed white pants, and sandals. He carries a wooden structure on his back with various accoutrements.

Collection

History Collection, Martin Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Central America

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Old Object Number

Other Number

535

Dimensions

Height

9 in

Width

3-3/4 in

Length

1-3/4 in

Material

Plant Fiber, Cotton, Wood, Leather

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Maud Martin

Notes

Donor (most likely)

Related Entries

Notes

Partner to 2011.450

Provenance

Provenance Detail

Gift of the Maud Martin Estate

Owner/Agent

Maud Martin

Acquisition Method

Gift

Acquisition Date

Oct 1976

Notes/Remarks

The executor of Maud Martin's estate donated the items; unclear if there was any direction given in her will.