Name/Title
Souvenir Doll: New ZealandEntry/Object ID
2026.598.01Tags
Doll, New Zeeland, Indigenous, Souvenir, MāoriDescription
Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional Māori attire. The doll is dressed in a red skirt with a black, yellow, green, and red woven top. Over her skirt she wears a red and white belt that has what appears to be reeds attached to it. Over top, she wears a beige woven shawl with a red and black boarder, and she carries a small child on her back. Around her neck she wears a green amulet, and she has a red, black, and white headband. The doll has brown hair and brown eyes and has a plastic head and fabric body.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 1960Notes
No identifiable makers marksClothing
Clothing Type
OriginalClothing Description
The doll is dressed in a red skirt with a black, yellow, green, and red woven top. Over her skirt she wears a red and white belt that has what appears to be reeds attached to it. Over top, she wears a beige woven shawl with a red and black boarder, and she carries a small child on her back. Around her neck she wears a green amulet, and she has a red, black, and white headband.Parts
Count
2Parts
1, main doll, 2, babyMaterial
Fabric, Plastic, PaintColor
Red, White, Yellow, Brown, Beige, Black, 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
