Souvenir Dolls: New Zealand

Name/Title

Souvenir Dolls: New Zealand

Entry/Object ID

2026.586.01-02

Tags

Māori, New Zeeland, Souvenir, Doll

Description

Souvenir dolls, the dolls depict traditional Māori attire. 2026.586.01: This doll depicts a male, and is dressed in a beige and black grass skirt, in one hand he carries a wooden staff of sorts. Around his torso he has a black woven belt that features red and white designs and around his neck he wears a green pendant. The doll has brown hair and brown eyes and is mad of vinyl. 2026.586.02: This doll depicts a female, and is dressed in a similar beige and black grass skirt. Over top, on one shoulder she wears a shawl which is made out of feathers fastened to a black and white woven band. She also wears a black woven top with white and red designs and the same green pendant around her neck. On her head she wears a beige woven band with white and orange designs. The doll has brown hair and brown eyes and is made of vinyl.

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 1960

Notes

No identifiable makers marks

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Polynesia

Continent

Oceania

Dimensions

Height

8-1/2 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

See description

Hair

Color

Brown

Type

Nylon

Doll Features

Feature

Sleep Eyes

Condition

Scale

C-7: Display quality

Notes

Their hair is beginning to shed

Accessories

Accessory

Mount

Material

Fabric, Vinyl, Plastic, Wood, Paint

Color

White, Red, Black, Beige, Green

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