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Wooden figure wrapped in blue ceramic beads, "fertility doll, Bechuanaland"
Figure with wooden torso, cloth arms and ?gourd head. Torso wrapped in strings of blue ceramic beads. Short strings of darker blue beads attached to the head representing hair. Described when originally collected as - "fertility doll, Bechuanaland" (now Botswana)
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
13.41.9.5
Historical Associations
Association Type:
Place: Botswana
Creation/Production
Place: Botswana
Acquisition
Purchase
Measurements
Length
(mm): 230
Width
(mm): 60
Depth
(mm): 60
Material
Wood
Fabric
Ceramic
Location
In store
Classification
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