Doll

About this object

Narrative

This doll was collected by the donor while she was teaching at the Morley residential school.

Specific techniques

The donor recalled that students, having nothing else to make their dolls from, used scraps of paper and fibre, sticking the edges together with saliva.

Physical description

A tiny fabric doll with a dark brown robe and hood. A pink, black, and white floral pattern fabric is wrapped around the upper body. There is a green hood over the white face without facial features. The doll is holding a baby with a yellow, orange, and white hood over the white face without facial features. A white band is wrapped around the waist.