Title
Skåne Folkdräkt Dolls: DollCreation Date
20th centuryDimensions
10" H x 8 3/4" W x 3 1/4" D
Count
1Description
Doll, Couple, cloth, wire metal, wood and thread. The dolls depict the traditional provincial folk dress, or folkdräkt, from Skåne, Sweden.
Female: White full-length dress, red and blue headscarf over her blonde bun, a pink and blue braid belt, holds a rake (wood handle with blue painted rake).
Male: Blonde hair, white shirt, striped vest with red, blue and yellow stripes, yellow pants with red/yellow yarn trim at calves, white socks and black wood shoes, holds a wood and metal hay fork. Joined on shared wood base. Attributed to Charlotte Weibull. Original Gammelgården artifact # D-0279-11.