Fertility Doll
Item
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Accession Number
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2019.20
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Title
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Fertility Doll
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Ethnic Group
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Doe
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Subject
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Figure|Fertility|East Africa
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Country
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Tanzania
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Date
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20th century
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Medium
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Wood|Palm Oil
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Format
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H x W x D: 7.5 x 2 x 2 in. (19.05 x 5.08 x 5.08 cm)
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Description
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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.
