1890~, Kabul

1890~, Kabul

Identifier
IM.18-1922
Acquisition
Purchased from Mrs Kate Daly
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
30.48 cm (height)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Man in red fez, rag toy; Kabul, ca.1890 Male doll of stuffed cotton fabric, dressed in garments of cotton, silk velvet, silk and satin damask. The figure represents a Muhammadan gentleman of the Court. The features and hair are stitched onto the white cotton ground in black, red and white thread. He wears trousers of purple woollen ribbed material, white cotton undershirt, blue velver frock coast embroidered with gold thread and faced with red velvet at the collar and cuffs. At the waist is a tuft of red silk , and round the neck is a scarf of cream coloured satin damask. On the head is a red velvet fez.