Name: Senegalese Family
Made by and When: Senegalese artisans, late 1990s/early 2000s
Material: Cloth, wire, thread
Marks: Unmarked
Height: The adults are 10 inches; the smallest girl is 6 inches, and the taller sister is 7 inches.
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: All except one of the sisters with synthetic braids have cloth-covered heads with scarves for the women and a kufi for the man. Horizontal stitches with one vertical center stitch create the signature Senegalese doll eyes. The mouths are horizontal red stitches.
Clothes: The dolls are dressed in a variety of authentic African fabrics. In addition to a kufi, the man also has a pouch.
Other: Handmade by artisans in Senegal as souvenir dolls that represent a Senegalese family, they are made of cloth over a wire armature for posing.
Gallery (The photos are courtesy of Marie.)
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