Trinidad Doll

Name/Title

Trinidad Doll

Entry/Object ID

2026.24.01

Tags

Doll, Souvenir, Trinidad, Caribbean

Description

Small handmade cloth and wire doll depicting traditional dress from Trinidad. The doll is wearing a short checkered dress composed of white, black, and pink with a green trim. Over top, the doll has an orange shawl. Under the dress she has white bloomers and a white petticoat. The doll also has a matching head scarf and is wearing two gold hoop earrings. She is also carrying a bundle of reeds. She is also wearing cream coloured fabric shoes. The doll has black hair and brown eyes.

Use

Collectable item, display 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

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

SIMCAD Original Number Label

Other Number

1455

Doll Name

Trinidad

Made/Created

Date made

circa 1980

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Continent

South America

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Clothing

Clothing Type

Original

Clothing Description

The doll is wearing a short checkered dress composed of white, black, and pink with a green trim. Over top, the doll has an orange shawl. Under the dress she has white bloomers and a white petticoat. The doll also has a matching head scarf and is wearing two gold hoop earrings. She is also carrying a bundle of reeds. She is also wearing cream coloured fabric shoes.

Hair

Color

Black

Type

Nylon

Style

Extension Hairstyle

Condition

Scale

C-9: Mint. No original packaging

Notes

Note: she does not have her own stand

Material

Fabric, Wire

Color

Pink, Orange, Green, Black, White

Location

Location

Room

Shaanti International Museum of Costume and Dolls

Date

January 10, 2026

Notes

Caribbean and South American Dolls Box 1

Create Date

January 10, 2026

Update Date

January 24, 2026