Title

Female with Bowl of Rice: Doll

Creation Date

20th century

Count

1

Maker's Mark

Stamp: Klintas, Hemslojd AB; Made in Sweden

Description

A female doll, or tomte, wood, felt, yarn, paint, leather.  Standing female figure, wearing a black felt skirt, grey felt tunic/coat belted with black leather, a red felt scarf, red knit hat and mittens.  She holds a natural wood bowl that holds a wood spoon and grains meant to depict food (rice).  Her head is a wooden ball with painted features and ‘blonde’ thread/hair.  Her legs are wooden posts/dowels painted red and her feet/shoes are natural wood.  Stamped on the bottom of her left shoe: “Klintas Hemslojd AB, Made in Sweden”.