Doll

HM2017.01.18

Lao Bride
Title
Lao Bride
Creation Date
circa 1970 – 1973

Dimensions

9 in H x 3 1/2 in W

Width is measured shoulder-to-shoulder. 2 5/8 in for the width of the wooden base.

Description

This doll has on a Lao Bride attire. She is kneeling on a wooden block with her hair in a bun. She is adorned in gold hair accessories, necklace, and body chain. She has a gold shirt with blue and gold sabai and a blue fold-over wrap skirt. The doll is holding a golden jar.

Geographic Notes
Bought in Vientiane, Laos by Clarice Osborn in the early 1970s. Osborn brought them with her to the US in Brenham, TX.

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