Name: Dolls From Kenya
Made by and When: Dolls From Kenya, 1990s
Material: Cloth, stuffing, yarn, felt, glue
Marks: Hangtags identify the maker and describe traditional fashions and hairstyles of modern Kenyan women.
Height: 7-1/2 to 8 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouths: Black yarn braided hair; felt eyes and mouths
Clothes: Wrap dresses with fringe made of authentic Kenyan fabric, with gold-tone string necklaces and arm bracelets
Other: Text from the inside of the hang tag reads:
KENYA today –
Hairstyles of today’s Kenya women are very varied – mainly braided and elaborated with clusters of colourful beads.
The garment, called a KIKOI, (women in Kenya) in colourful striped designs, with frayed edges, is usually wrapped around the body as leisure wear and is most common of the Kenya coast.
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