Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a traditional doll dressed in a detailed cultural outfit, likely representing indigenous Maori attire from New Zealand. The doll has a dark complexion with intricate facial markings, possibly symbolizing traditional tattoos known as "moko." It wears a woven headband adorned with a red, black, and white pattern, and its attire includes a woven cloak featuring colorful designs of red, black, and white, decorated with brown feathers on the shoulders. The skirt is crafted from light straw-like material with horizontal black lines. A pair of decorative objects dangle from the cloak's front. The doll's hair is long, black, and wavy, adding to its authenticity, while it stands on a small platform with tags attached that provide some written information about its origin, including a note referencing New Zealand.

The image shows a traditional doll dressed in a detailed cultural outfit, likely representing indigenous Maori attire from New Zealand. The doll has a dark complexion with intricate facial markings, possibly symbolizing traditional tattoos known as "moko." It wears a woven headband adorned with a red, black, and white pattern, and its attire includes a woven cloak featuring colorful designs of red, black, and white, decorated with brown feathers on the shoulders. The skirt is crafted from light straw-like material with horizontal black lines. A pair of decorative objects dangle from the cloak's front. The doll's hair is long, black, and wavy, adding to its authenticity, while it stands on a small platform with tags attached that provide some written information about its origin, including a note referencing New Zealand.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1286

Description

Doll/New Zealand girl/Grass Skirt/feathers over shoulders/red white and black top and bandana/2 balls hanging from shirt/painted design under mouth/Paper base/7"x4"x2.5".

Collection

Doll Museum

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

7 in

Width

4 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 22, 2015