Female Doll

Object/Artifact

-

New Museum Los Gatos

Name/Title

Female Doll

Entry/Object ID

NU 2023.380

Description

Female doll, wearing a red and floral striped dress with a bright vermillion headscarf/wrap. The dress has blue flowers with green leaves. She is wearing green beaded earrings, necklace, and a gold nose ring. Her eyes are blue beads, and her lips red.

Collection

Martin Collection, History Collection

Cataloged By

collectionsintern@numulosgatos.org

Ethnography

Notes

Previous records and tag states "West Indies," but it is unclear if the doll is from the West Indies, or meant to represent a person from the West Indies.

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label, Inscription

Location

On paper label, on front of doll

Transcription

Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I.

Language

English

Material/Technique

Printed

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

472

Dimensions

Width

4-1/2 in

Length

9 in

Dimension Notes

Width measurement taken at hands.

Material

Fabric, Beads, Metal

Condition

Overall Condition

Good