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Marketplace Toys and Dolls

PLEASE NOTE: These may be "toys" but they are not suitable for children!

Beaded Porcupine from Capetown
SKU: CPD-54

By Bondisiwe Magoola - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(8" h. x 9" w. x 19 1/2" d.)

$195

Tiger  - Antique "Wayang Kulit" Javanese Shadow Puppet
SKU: INDOP-2201

Wayang Kulit Shadow puppet from Java, Indonesia, mid-20th century.
Water buffalo hide body painted with water-based paints, with bamboo handle.  (14" h. x 24" w. x 1/2" d., 23" h. including handle).

$185

Zulu Doll from South Africa
SKU: ZD-03

Nomaswazi Ndumo - Zulu People, South Africa
Glass beads, wire, yarn, cardboard, wood, cotton fabric.
(19" h. x 7 1/2" w. x 4" d.)

$180

Beaded Lion
SKU: CPD-38

By Victoria - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(10" h. 4 1/2" w. x 10" l.)

$175

Buffalo - Antique "Wayang Kulit" Javanese Shadow Puppet
SKU: INDOP-2202

Wayang Kulit Shadow puppet from Java, Indonesia, mid-20th century.
Water buffalo hide body painted with water-based paints, with bamboo handle.  (14" h. x 24" w. x 1/2" d., 22 1/2“ h. including handle).

$175

Julius Kimemia - Nairobi, Kenya
SKU: Kime-2

Nairobi, Kenya
c. 2011
Recyled steel & copper wire, wood, plastic.
(4" h. x 3 1/4"w. x 8" l.)

$95

Beaded Antelope
SKU: cpd-27

By Nancy Dyesi - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(9" h. x 10 1/2" l.)

20% off

$118 $94.40

Beaded Pony
SKU: CPD-41

By Mayehzeke - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(7" h. x 3" w. x 6" l.)

$85

Butterfly  - Large
SKU: Kariu-2

Nairobi, Kenya
c. 2011, 2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (4" h x 5 1/2" w. x 7" l.).
Colors and exact design may vary.

$82

Kevin Kariuki - Nairobi, Kenya
SKU: Kariu-3

Nairobi, Kenya
2012, 2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (5 3/4" h. x 3 1/2"w. x 6 3/4" l.).
Exact colors and details will vary.

$82

Ndebele Ceremonial Doll - large
SKU: NDB-03d

Ndebele Ceremonial Doll - large (#ndb-03d)
Ndebele People - South Africa
Cotton fabric, glass beads, string, plastic "wire"
(18 to 19" h.) Assorted colors and designs.

$78

Dragonfly
SKU: Kariu-10

Nairobi, Kenya
2017
Recycled metal, wire, glass beads (3 3/4" h. x 7" w. x 8" l.).
Exact colors and design details may vary.

$78

Motorcycle with Sidecar
SKU: rcv-47

Recycled tin cans, wire, rubber, plastic
(Approx. 10 1/4"l. x 4 1/4" w. x 6" h.)

FEATURED IN 2006 UN WORLD URBAN FORUM IN VANCOUVER

$78

Product Status: 
Temporarily out of stock
Ndebele Initiation Doll
SKU: ndb-11-lg

Ndebele People - South Africa
Cotton and synthetic fabric, glass & plastic beads, metal and plastic wire, imitation leather skirt
19"  tall

$78 each

Ndebele Bride Doll
SKU: NDB-12

Ndebele People - South Africa
Cotton and synthetic fabric, glass beads, metal wire, plastic "wire"
(14 1/2" h. x 5" w. x 5" d.) Assorted colors and designs.

$78

Kevin Kariuki - Nairobi, Kenya
SKU: Kariu-7

Nairobi, Kenya
2012
Recycled metal
(2 3/4" h. x 3 3/4" w. x 6 1/2" l.),

$58

 Beaded "Tall Doll" with Baby from Capetown
SKU: CPD-85

By Doris Hlekani - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(18" h. x 3" w. x 2" d.)

$78

Beaded "Tall Doll" with Baby from Capetown
SKU: CPD-84

By Phatiswe Ncopayi - Capetown, South Africa
Glass beads, cotton fabric.
(16 1/2" h. x 5" w. x 2" d.)

$78

Mexican Papier Maché Bird Mask
SKU: MPM-01

Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico,
Mid-20th century.
Molded papier maché mask.  Made on traditional clay mask mold.
(8 1/4” h. x 6 1/4” w. x 4 1/4” d.).
Purchased in Mexico c.1985

Inexpensive masks of paper or pasteboard (máscaras de cartón), formed over a pottery mold and then painted, have been made in Mexico for perhaps a century or longer. Máscaras Mexicanas, a book featuring photographs of Mexican masks, was initially published in Mexico City in about 1926, with a prologue by Roberto Montenegro. There are about 20 of these paper mache masks in the book, along with others of wood and pre-Conquest masks made of other materials such as stone. Moya Rubio included a selection of these masks in plate 188, on page 157 ( Máscaras: la Otra Cara, 1986). Notes from  the late Bryan Stevens, 2018

 

$75

Mexican Papier Maché Animal Mask
SKU: MPM-02

Celaya, Guanajuato, Mexico, 20th century.
Molded papier maché mask.  Made on traditional clay mask mold.
(11 1/2” h. x 8 1/2” w. x 4 3/4” d.)

Purchased in Mexico c.1985

Inexpensive masks of paper or pasteboard (máscaras de cartón), formed over a pottery mold and then painted, have been made in Mexico for perhaps a century or longer. Máscaras Mexicanas, a book featuring photographs of Mexican masks, was initially published in Mexico City in about 1926, with a prologue by Roberto Montenegro. There are about 20 of these paper mache masks in the book, along with others of wood and pre-Conquest masks made of other materials such as stone. Moya Rubio included a selection of these masks in plate 188, on page 157 ( Máscaras: la Otra Cara, 1986). Notes from  the late Bryan Stevens, 2018

$75