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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.