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South African Female Figure Made with Stoneware-Fired Clay (Full View)

South African Female Figure Made with Stoneware-Fired Clay (Full View)

Young female from South Africa. She is an Umntwana ethnic art doll, and her head and extremities are made from stoneware-fired clay. She is wearing a simple white cotton dress, with matching scarf. She has a shawl that is tied in a knot over her shoulder. She has a necklace, ankle, and wrist bracelets made from copper wire and beads. She also has beads sewn on her dress. This figure stands 10 inches (25 cm) tall.

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Galleries: Africa, Female, Scarf, South Africa, Republic of
Keywords: All_Umntwana, South Africa, ankle bracelet, beads, bracelet, ceramic, cotton, necklace, scarf, sea-sand filled, shawl
Photo Location: FCIT Photo Studio, Tampa, FL
Photographer: Dr. Ann E. Barron
Date of Photo: 05/30/2013
Device Make: Canon
Device Model: Canon EOS 5D Mark II
Exposure Time: 0.05
F Number: 22
Original Dimensions: 3616×5328
Picture Orientation: Portrait
GPS Coordinates: 28°3'40.85"N 82°24'36.26"W
Picture Number: 22916