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| Continent: | Africa |
| Region: | North Africa |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Year: | circa 1965 |
| Type: | Local dress |
| Material: | Rag and cloth |
| Id: | Africa - Algeria - 001 |
Cloth bodies with clay head, hands and feet. Painted features. The woman doll has kohl markings on her face and is balancing a carved block of wood on her head, to simulate boxes. The man is wearing a kaffiyak and a black agal (rope) holds it in place.
The man is 8" high and the woman is 9.5" high (including the boxes on her head). Algeria, North Africa C.1965.
Makers marks: None.