Caribbean Doll

Name/Title

Caribbean Doll

Entry/Object ID

2026.38.01

Tags

Caribbean, Doll, Souvenir

Description

Caribbean style doll. The doll is wearing traditional Caribbean style clothing. The doll is dressed in a blue and white checkered dress that is trimmed with white lace. She is also holding a straw basket trimmed with pink and white fabric and adorned with a pink flower. Her head scarf matches her dress and she also sports another straw basket trimmed with the matching fabric on her head, the basket contains three plastic pears she also has gold earrings on. Under her dress she has a green tulle petticoat.

Use

Collectable item, for display

Context

Likely purchased as a souvenir

Collection

Cultural Dolls

Cataloged By

Kat Bezaire

Category

Doll

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Doll Name

Caribbean

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1970

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

15 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a blue and white checkered dress that is trimmed with white lace. She is also holding a straw basket trimmed with pink and white fabric and adorned with a pink flower. Her head scarf matches her dress and she also sports another straw basket trimmed with the matching fabric on her head, the basket contains three plastic pears she also has gold earrings on. Under her dress she has a green tulle petticoat.

Doll Features

Feature

Sleep Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Notes

One of her earrings is missing the white plastic bead

Material

Plastic, Tulle, Fabric

Color

Blue, White, Yellow, Pink, Green

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

January 13, 2026

Notes

Caribbean and South American Dolls Box 1

Create Date

January 13, 2026

Update Date

January 24, 2026