General
General
Object Auto ID
23039
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_29294
Common Name
doll [child figure]
Local Name
nguana modula
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Conical figure with a rounded base sheathed in a wrapped string beadwork (alternating small blue and big white beads) to just below its head. Its head is the round end of the form and it has a small face indicated with beads and hair of black beads. It looks very much like a 'mielie.'

Related Object(s)
Brenthurst Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Technique Types
Beadwork
Colours
White
Black
Red
Inscriptions
Label: 8 Old Doll Basuto Fertility
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
24,1 x 6,6 x 6,6
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
South Sotho
Production Place
Lesotho
Place of Use
Lesotho
Collector
Jonathan Lowen
Collector Comment
Jonathan Lowen
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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