COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
BCM_.86.5.2a
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BCM_.86.5.2a
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2003
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2003
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
false
Description:
Standing female figure of unbaked grey clay; small ovoid head with red coloring and black cap-like coiffure; modeled nose, deeply punched holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth; applied, pierced ears with coiled copper wire earrings; very small annular red glass bead embedded in clay on forehead and at hairline; 3 strand necklace of light blue spherical glass beads; necklace rests on large, applied clay circular collar with cape-like extension over shoulders; all with red coloring and very small light green annular glass bead embedded in center of collar; stump arms hanging downward; pointed breasts; columnar body with exaggerated, pointed feet; natural color cotton body wrap below breasts with cloth waist tie.
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Standing female figure of unbaked grey clay; small ovoid head with red coloring and black cap-like coiffure; modeled nose, deeply punched holes for eyes, nostrils and mouth; applied, pierced ears with coiled copper wire earrings; very small annular red glass bead embedded in clay on forehead and at hairline; 3 strand necklace of light blue spherical glass beads; necklace rests on large, applied clay circular collar with cape-like extension over shoulders; all with red coloring and very small light green annular glass bead embedded in center of collar; stump arms hanging downward; pointed breasts; columnar body with exaggerated, pointed feet; natural color cotton body wrap below breasts with cloth waist tie.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
African
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African
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Samburu, Kenya
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Samburu, Kenya
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Doll (Ngide)
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Doll (Ngide)
Title
false
View:
Full view
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Full view
View
false
Creation Date:
20th century
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20th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
1900
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1900
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
1986
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1986
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Clay, cloth, glass (bead), metal (copper), pigment
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Clay, cloth, glass (bead), metal (copper), pigment
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Dolls
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Dolls
Classification Term
false
Creation Place:
Kenya, Africa
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Kenya, Africa
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Height: 6"
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Height: 6"
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
Brooklyn Children's Museum
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Brooklyn Children's Museum
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Brooklyn, New York, USA
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Brooklyn, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
86.5.2a
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86.5.2a
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Museum purchase, 1986
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Museum purchase, 1986
Credit Line
false
Rights:
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<a href="http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html"target="_new">http://www.amico.org/rights/bcm_.html</a>
Rights
false
Context:
This type of doll is usually identified as Turkana rather than Samburu. It is played with by girls in other groups, such as the Maasai, as well. "Ngide," the name of several types of Turkana doll, means child, which indicates the doll's significance as a wish for fertility. Little is know about clay dolls like this one.
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This type of doll is usually identified as Turkana rather than Samburu. It is played with by girls in other groups, such as the Maasai, as well. "Ngide," the name of several types of Turkana doll, means child, which indicates the doll's significance as a wish for fertility. Little is know about clay dolls like this one.
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
BCM_.86-5-2a.tif
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BCM_.86-5-2a.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false