Wooden doll: Museum Object and Cultural History
Wooden doll: Date: 1900s. Created by: Unidentified. Type: voodoo dolls.
The object in the museum catalogue
Hand-carved wooden "Voodoo doll" associated with the Gullah culture. Figure has carved legs, head, and arms. Figures arms are carved into side and are not completely separate. Figure has carved face, including teeth. Figure appears to be carved from single piece of wood. Wood has vertical crack at torso area.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1900s
- Created by: Unidentified
- Type: voodoo dolls
- Medium: wood
- Dimensions: H x W x D: 7 15/16 × 1 11/16 × 1 in. (20.2 × 4.3 × 2.5 cm)
- Place collected: Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
- Topic: African American
- Topic: African diaspora
- Topic: Folklife
- Topic: Religion
- Object number: 2014.312.64
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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