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Amulet doll
Amulet doll
Amulet doll
DepartmentMiddle East

Amulet doll

NameAmulet
Artist Artist not recorded
CultureBedouin
Dateca. 1910, staff
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Mediumcloth, fiber, wood
DimensionsOverall: 6 1/8 x 1 1/2 in. (15.5 x 3.8 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.149
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionCut, wrapped, tied. A roll of the skirt forms arms, tied on. The stick extend into a thead wrapped top knot.See vertical file
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