Name: Kiss Me Baby Lost! Doll Number 5
Made by and When: Philip Heath, circa 2005/2006
Material: Vinyl
Marks: PsH is on the back of the head.
Height: 15 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: Bald (missing a raffia string headwrap), closed eyes, closed mouth
Clothes: The baby lies on a piece of burlap, has a cloth collar, loin cloth coverings, and an ankle bracelet
Other: This hand-painted doll is from The Lost Children series by the late Philip Heath. Heath sculpted dolls based on real children he had encountered during his travels. In this series, he created a ”lost” and a ”found” version of each child.
Gallery (Photographs courtesy of Cat Runnels)
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