DepartmentMiddle East
Amulet doll
NameAmulet
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureBedouin
Dateca. 1910, staff
Place madeHistoric Palestine, Middle East, Asia
Mediumcloth, fiber, wood
DimensionsOverall: 7 1/2 x 2 9/16 in. (19 x 6.5 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection, From the John D. Whiting Palestinian Amulet Collection
Object numberFA.1981.48.160
ProvenancePurchased from Alice B. Whiting
DescriptionCut, wrapped, embroidered, stitched, tied. Stick forms body, with skirt of stripes of yellows. Head is covered in white with figures embroidered in black. Hair is black, wrapper is silver.See vertical file
Artist not recorded
ca. 1910, staff
ca. 1910, staff
