Doll

Object/Artifact

Purdue University Galleries

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

1998.11.31.03

Description

Doll of Junubiwal man

Acquisition

Accession

1998.11

Source or Donor

Albert R. Spalding, Virginia Spalding

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Albert R. and Virginia Spalding

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

11-3/8 in

Width

6-1/2 in

Material

Fabric

Interpretative Labels

Label Type

Cultural/Historical Context

Label

This man from the Junubiwal the southern province of Afghanistan dances the Atan , the national dance. His hair, left unbound for the dance, can be heard swishing through the air with his leaps and twists as the tempo of the drums gains momentum.