doll; Karanis; Dolls; Toys; Mud; Wool; Hair (Human); Head fragment
Yellow and green cloth, brown mud. Cloth strips wrapped around two red yarn dots at center. Central strip is green. Tied with one yellow string at center. Central portion surrounded by mud mixed with brown human hair secured at top with yellow string. Mud rests in green cloth backing. Neck tied with four yellow strings.; Doll made from three different woven wool fabrics, a fragment of a blue and yellow sprang cap and red yarns.; Fragment A - yellowed warp and weft; Fragment B - yellowed warp, blue weft; Fragment C - yellowed warp and weft; Fragment D - blue and yellow sprang; Two small strips of fragment C were folded over pieces of red yarn. A strip of fragment B was folded over these two pieces to form “eyes”. A folded strip of fragment A was folded over the above and a yellowed yarn was wrapped around them to secure the layers and form a “neck” for the doll. Brown hair (possibly human) appears to have been wrapped around mud and a yellowed yarn wrapped around near the top of the doll’s “head”. The sprang piece (fragment D) was placed behind the doll (head scarf?) and secured, along with the hair and mud, by a 2-ply yarn wrapped four times around the doll and tied at the back.
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