Seaweed doll
Category
Dolls
Date
Unknown
Materials
Seaweed doll
Measurements
Female doll - 120 mm (height), Male doll - 115 mm (height)
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Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 668503
Summary
Two small dolls made from dried seaweed. The material is dark brown on one side and white on the other. The first doll is female. Her head appears to be a fruit or pod with a stalk at the top, with the features drawn on in black ink. Her hat is really just a brim which encircles the stalk. She wears a cape with a white collar, and brown gloves. Her legs are one piece of seaweed resembling trousers, part of which passes through a circular base of the same material, on which she stands. Total number of items is 2. The second doll is made in the same way, with a similar head and hat. He wears a brown jacket with a darker brown scarf, and a white shirt with a splash of black near the waist. His lega are two flat strips turned up to represent shoes. He is glued to a wooden base, and a piece of wood fastened to the base of his spine supports him in a sitting position.