Name/Title
Souvenir Doll: New ZealandEntry/Object ID
2026.591.01Tags
Doll, Māori, New Zeeland, SouvenirDescription
Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional Māori attire. The doll is dressed in a brown skirt that appears to be made of strands of rope with fabric under the backside of it. At his waist, he wears a belt of shells. On top, he wears three strands of shells, a woven belt under his chest, woven beige wrist bands and arm bands, and over one shoulder he wears what appears to be a tree skin shawl. The doll has brown hair and green eyes and has green and white paint on his face, he is made of vinyl.Context
Likely purchased as a souvenirCollection
Cultural DollsCataloged By
Kat BezaireLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
DollNomenclature Class
ToysNomenclature Category
Category 09: Recreational ObjectsDoll Name
SouvenirMade/Created
Date made
circa 1980Notes
No identifiable makers marksEthnography
Cultural Region
Region
PolynesiaContinent
OceaniaClothing
Clothing Type
OriginalClothing Description
The doll is dressed in a brown skirt that appears to be made of strands of rope with fabric under the backside of it. At his waist, he wears a belt of shells. On top, he wears three strands of shells, a woven belt under his chest, woven beige wrist bands and arm bands, and over one shoulder he wears what appears to be a tree skin shawl.Hair
Color
BrownType
Angora Goat HairCondition
Scale
C-7: Display qualityColor
Beige, Brown, White, GreenLocation
Location
Room
Shaanti International Museum of Costume and DollsDate
October 13, 2026Notes
Misc Cultural Dolls Box 2Create Date
October 13, 2026Update Date
October 13, 2026
