rag doll; Karanis; Dolls; Toys; Flax; Wool; Human
Brown and black cloth. Head formed by strips of alternating color wrapped around brown round center. Neck tied with string and body wrapped by string. Stick tied across front of body for arms. Brown cloak with attached hood draped over body and arms.; Doll made from five fragments of woven wool fabric.; Fragment A - outer layer of doll’s “head” and two inner layers. Yellowed warp, purple weft. Alternates with fragment B.; Fragment B - center of doll’s “head” and two other layers. Yellowed warp and weft. Alternates with fragment A.; Fragment C - pale brown warp and weft. Used for an outer tunic.; Fragment D - pale brown/gold warp and weft. Used for hood on tunic.; Fragment E - 2-ply undyed linen warp, purple weft with linen weft-wrapping and slit tapestry. Wefts encircle the warp at one edge. Probably all part of a tapestry. Sewn to the hood.; Fragments A and B were folded and placed around a piece of B that forms the center of the doll’s “head”. The dyed and undyed fragments alternate, with a piece of fragment A on the outside. A yellowed yarn was wrapped tightly around the doll from the “neck” down. A flat piece of wood was attached to this lower body with the same yellowed yarn which goes over the stick at either side of the body and wraps around the back of the body several times. (see detail photo 7513P3) Fragment C has a slit in the center for the doll’s “head” and covers the arms and lower body to form a tunic. Fragment D was sewn to the tunic to use as a hood and fragment E was sewn to the hood. There is a brown stitch at the doll’s neck.
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