| Material Information |
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Title: |
Doll (umdwana) |
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Physical Description: |
Glass beads, leather, metal beads, fiber 10 1/2 x 4 in. (26.7 x 10.2 cm) |
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Creator: |
Ndebele People |
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Donor: |
William D. and Norma Canelas Roth ( donor ) |
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Publication Date: |
c. 1970 |
| Subjects |
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Subject: |
Exhibition -- Between the Beads: Reading African Beadwork |
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Spatial Coverage: |
Africa -- South Africa |
| Notes |
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Abstract: |
By the 1970s, Ndebele dolls, umdwana, were represented as more naturalistic figures than in the past. Beadmakers began to add limbs and elaborate capes and more pronounced facial features. Garments and accoutrements on the dolls continued to depict the dress of Ndebele women but without the beaded rings worn by unmarried women that covered the forms of earlier dolls. By the 1980s Ndebele dolls became popular tourist items, and styles have continued to change in response to perceived market demands. |
| Record Information |
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Bibliographic ID: |
UF00083090 |
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Volume ID: |
VID00001 |
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Source Institution: |
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art |
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Holding Location: |
Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art |
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Rights Management: |
All rights reserved by the source institution and holding location. |
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Resource Identifier: |
2006.45.2 |
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