- Created by
- Beverly, Obadiah, American
- Date
- ca. 1876
- Medium
- hickory nut with wood, cloth, lace and thread
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 6 1/2 × 6 × 2 in. (16.5 × 15.2 × 5.1 cm)
- Description
- This doll was handmade by Obadiah Beverly, known as Obe, a formerly enslaved man in Virginia. The doll is composed of a hickory nut, wooden stick, fabric and lace. The nut, used for the head, is wrapped in a section of faded cotton cloth, with part of the nut surface exposed as the face. The fabric is gathered together under the nut by a piece of lace, wound several times around the object. The body of the doll is a stick wrapped in cotton cloth. The doll's skirt is made of a gathered section of cream colored cotton cloth with a faded pattern.
- Place made
- Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Toys and Games
- Type
- dolls
- Topic
- Children
- Emancipation
- Families
- Slavery
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Douglas Groseclose in memory of Virginia Dare Vawter Groseclose
- Object number
- 2016.57
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




