Doll
55-18-1
From: Brazil | Banal-Island | Araguaia River
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 55-18-1 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Karaja |
Provenience | Brazil | Banal-Island | Araguaia River |
Culture Area | East Brazil |
Section | American |
Materials | Clay | Fiber |
Description | Stylized female figurines; flat faces; long neck; short arms; no hands; bulbous legs and vestigial feet; plant fibre apron worn by each; Body decoration of vegetable dyes (restored); black is genipapo juice, red, uruku dye; designs: zoned-head, neck and back are white; arms, chest, abdomen and legs and buttocks orange-red (-2: more pinkish) black and white linear geometric designs on calves, thighs, buttocks and abdomen as far as breasts on -1 and -2, but extend above on -3; long black hair, orange line on forehead; eyes circular; -2 -3 rest of face omitted. |
Height | 16.8 cm |
Width | 5.2 cm |
Credit Line | Exchange with Museo Paulista Sao Paulo, 1955 |
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