Souvenir Doll: Turkey

Name/Title

Souvenir Doll: Turkey

Entry/Object ID

2026.585.01

Tags

Doll, Souvenir, Turkey

Description

Souvenir doll, the doll depicts traditional Turkish attire. The doll is dressed in a white long sleeved blouse decorated with pink roses and green leaves. She is also dressed in a colourful ribbon style skirt, the skirt features various designs throughout. On her head she wears a beige, grey, and red style bonnet with black strings of yarn tied at her bust with a blue ribbon, on the top of this is a pink bow. The doll has blue eyes and is made of a combination of fabric and wire and is positioned sitting in a chair.

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 1970

Notes

No identifiable makers marks.

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

West Asia

Continent

Asia

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is dressed in a white long sleeved blouse decorated with pink roses and green leaves. She is also dressed in a colourful ribbon style skirt, the skirt features various designs throughout. On her head she wears a beige, grey, and red style bonnet with black strings of yarn tied at her bust with a blue ribbon, on the top of this is a pink bow.

Doll Features

Feature

Stationary Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Material

Fabric, Wire, Wood, Paint

Color

White, Blue, Pink, Green, Orange, Black, Beige, Red, Yellow, Purple

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

October 5, 2026

Notes

Misc Cultural Dolls Box 2

Create Date

October 5, 2026

Update Date

October 5, 2026