On View
Making a Way Gallery
Exhibition
Making a Way Out of No Way
Created by
Unidentified
Date
1880s
Medium
wood, metal
Dimensions
8 5/8 × 2 3/8 × 1 7/8 in. (21.9 × 6 × 4.8 cm)
Description
Hand-carved wooden doll. Figure has human-like body, with carved legs, a head, and arms. Figure's arms are conncected to body using nails at shoulders. Arms have ability to move forward and backward. Figure appears to have some sort of headwear carved in to the top of the figures head. A rusted nail protrudes out of the figures mouth area.
Cultural Place
Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
Classification
Sacred and Ceremonial Objects
Type
voodoo dolls
Topic
African diaspora
Folklife
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
Object number
2014.312.10
Restrictions & Rights
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5fb7d8598-8e8a-48f0-bbcc-fe5eba80c9b0

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