Fertility Doll
Item
Accession Number
2019.20
Title
Fertility Doll
Ethnic Group
Doe
Subject
Figure|Fertility|East Africa
Country
Tanzania
Date
20th century
Medium
Wood|Palm Oil
Format
H x W x D: 7.5 x 2 x 2 in. (19.05 x 5.08 x 5.08 cm)
Description
A fertility doll is composed of a head with a highly-stylized coiffure, a naturalistic face, a long neck, and a long torso ending in a flared bottom. The torso has arms and hands, small breasts, and an umbilicus. The doll is stained, worn, patinated, and mounted on a custom base.
