Created by:

Obadiah Beverly, American  Search this

Medium:

hickory nut with wood, cloth, lace and thread

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 6 1/2 × 6 × 2 in. (16.5 × 15.2 × 5.1 cm)

Type:

dolls

Place made:

Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America

Date:

ca. 1876

Description:

This doll was handmade by Obadiah Beverly, known as Obe, a formerly enslaved man in Virginia. The doll is composed of a hickory nut, wooden stick, fabric and lace. The nut, used for the head, is wrapped in a section of faded cotton cloth, with part of the nut surface exposed as the face. The fabric is gathered together under the nut by a piece of lace, wound several times around the object. The body of the doll is a stick wrapped in cotton cloth. The doll's skirt is made of a gathered section of cream colored cotton cloth with a faded pattern.

Topic:

African American  Search this

Children  Search this

Emancipation  Search this

Families  Search this

Slavery  Search this

Credit Line:

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Douglas Groseclose in memory of Virginia Dare Vawter Groseclose

Object number:

2016.57

Restrictions & Rights:

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection

Classification:

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Toys and Games

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9b57b0f-59ce-4c5d-895f-8178d28f4b0a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmaahc_2016.57