Doll

Object/Artifact

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St. Joseph Museums

The image shows a handcrafted doll wearing a traditional Indian sari made of light purple fabric with a gold trim, paired with a blue blouse. The doll is adorned with various beaded jewelry including necklaces, earrings, and a headpiece. The facial features are delicately painted, with red lips and arched eyebrows. There is a small bindi on the forehead, enhancing the cultural representation. The doll stands on a textured surface, with a tag attached to its arm, indicating it was made in India. In the background, there is an indistinct orange and metallic rectangular object on the wall.

The image shows a handcrafted doll wearing a traditional Indian sari made of light purple fabric with a gold trim, paired with a blue blouse. The doll is adorned with various beaded jewelry including necklaces, earrings, and a headpiece. The facial features are delicately painted, with red lips and arched eyebrows. There is a small bindi on the forehead, enhancing the cultural representation. The doll stands on a textured surface, with a tag attached to its arm, indicating it was made in India. In the background, there is an indistinct orange and metallic rectangular object on the wall.

Name/Title

Doll

Entry/Object ID

2012.3.1146

Description

Doll/Female/India/Free Standing/Molded Cloth Cover Face is Hand painted with Facial Features/Black Yarn Hair/Decorative Beaded Head Band at the Front/Cream Colored Paper Flowers Decorate the Back of the Head Above the Bun in Her Hair/5-Pearls Make-up Each Earring/Two Strand of Pearls and Red Bead form The Necklace/Sari is Made up of Lavender-Blue Short-sleeved Blouse Trimmed with Decorative Ribbons Stand-up Collar has Pearls and Blue Sequins/Pink Sari Edged with Gold Decorated Ribbon/Belted with matching ribbon and Three drop Beads and Sequin Flowers/Hands are Stitched to Form Fingers/Pearl Bracelet on Each Arm/Cream Linen Slip with Multi-colored Edging/Feet are Stitched along the Soles/10.5" L x 4.0" W x 2.5" D.

Collection

Doll Museum

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Doll

Nomenclature Class

Toys

Nomenclature Category

Category 09: Recreational Objects

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

4 in

Depth

2-1/2 in

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 15, 2015