Gullah doll
| Description: |
Look at the clothing, hairstyle & jewelry worn by this doll circa 1995. Can you guess where it came from? Africa? It was actually made by the Gullah people who live on the Sea Islands off the coast of South Carolina & Georgia. Their ancestors are Africans transported to North America from Africa during the slave trade. Due to the geographical isolation of the islands, the people that remained after abolition developed their own unique culture with strong African & African-American roots. The Gullah retain remnants of their West African ancestry more so than any other African-American group in the US. Such remnants are readily seen in folk art & crafts such as this doll, adorned in African-style clothing & accessories. |
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| Source: |
http://www.digitalindy.org/cdm/ref/collection/tcm/id/906 |
| Collection: |
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; |
| Copyright: |
Creative Commons (CC By-SA 3.0); |
| Subjects: |
Gullahs Gullahs -- Social life and customs Dolls African-Americans Sea Islands |
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