1964.10 (Doll)

Dancer Kathak doll from South India. Hand-made in India. Overall height 10.5". Full pink skirt with silver trim over long yellow silk pants. Long-sleeved gold silk blouse with gold trim. Gold waist-band with long gold apron down front. Light blue silk head scarf trailing to skirt hem. Pearl tiara, necklaces, earrings, and around ankles.Pink oval printed label attached to left ankle: "Hand-made. India. Rs. As., Dancer Kathak." Pencilled, "South." Hand written in ink on reverse side: "Bl, Q2965/7,9.75." Museum catalog number added here.