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Doll
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Doll

Date20th century
Label TextTurkana women call these ngide or "child" and tend to them as if they are babies. When a girl matures, she is often given a doll by her parents, with the father contributing the form out of palm nuts or wood and the mother dressing it. Some are created by girls who desire children, while others are used by women who have not been able to bear their own. Successful dolls can be passed on to younger sisters. These accumulations of beads are true to the Turkana preference for red, white and blue patterning, with occasional yellow additions.
Object number81.17.1267
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, A Bead Quiz, July 1, 2008 - July 1, 2009
Credit LineGift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
Dimensions14 5/16 x 2 1/16 in. (36.3 x 5.3 cm) Diam.: 6 11/16 in.
MediumGourd, beads, leather, metal, and fiber
Doll
Turkana
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1076
Photo: Paul Macapia
Turkana
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1077
Bottle
Akamba
Object number: 81.17.941
Tonka
Object number: 81.17.1268
Herero
Object number: 81.17.1230
Maasai
20th century
Object number: 81.17.1108
Milk container (bottle) with lid
Maasai
Object number: 81.17.1109
Calabash (Empukuri)
Maasai
Object number: 2000.8
Large calabash (Ipukurto)
Maasai
Object number: 2000.15
Large calabash (Ipukurto)
Maasai
Object number: 2000.16
Gourd
Turkana
Object number: 81.17.1106