Hickory nut doll made by formerly enslaved man, Obadiah Beverly
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1876
name: label: Created by
content: Obadiah Beverly, American
notes: label: Description
content: This doll was handmade by Obadiah Beverly, known as Obe, a formerly enslaved man in Virginia. The doll is composed of a hickory nut, wooden stick, fabric and lace. The nut, used for the head, is wrapped in a section of faded cotton cloth, with part of the nut surface exposed as the face. The fabric is gathered together under the nut by a piece of lace, wound several times around the object. The body of the doll is a stick wrapped in cotton cloth. The doll's skirt is made of a gathered section of cream colored cotton cloth with a faded pattern.
place: label: Place made
content: Saltville, Smyth County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Children
label: Topic
content: Emancipation
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Slavery
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Toys and Games
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of P. Douglas Groseclose in memory of Virginia Dare Vawter Groseclose
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2016.57
objectType: label: Type
content: dolls
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: hickory nut with wood, cloth, lace and thread
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 6 1/2 × 6 × 2 in. (16.5 × 15.2 × 5.1 cm)