Souvenir Doll: India

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: India

Entry/Object ID

2026.457.01

Tags

Doll, India, Souvenir

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional Indian folk attire. The doll is dressed in a red sari, it is trimmed in green fabric. She wears silver anklets and one silver bracelet. In one arm she carries a small child that is dressed in a blue dress with printed flowers on it. Both dolls have brown hair and brown eyes and are made of fabric and wire.

Use

Collectable item

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

Souvenir

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1940

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

South Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Height

12-1/2 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a red sari, it is trimmed in green fabric. She wears silver anklets and one silver bracelet. In one arm she carries a small child that is dressed in a blue dress with printed flowers on it.

Hair

Color

Brown

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Accessories

Accessory

Mount

Material

Fabric, Wire, Paint

Color

Red, Green, Silver, Gold, Blue, White, Yellow, Pink

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

June 23, 2026

Notes

Misc Cultural Dolls Box 1

Create Date

June 23, 2026

Update Date

June 23, 2026