IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 52823 accession number: E.93.1932 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Friday 18 July 2025 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: doll object type: Carved paddle doll with arms and rounded base. Damage to bottom of rounded base possibly caused by termites, as several deep 'channels' in wood on back of figure. Head not present. Much wear to surface of paddle doll, with most of the decoration unidentifiable. There is a small black line delineating the collar, along with alternating groups of black and red dots (typically four) at the waist, with a possible red oval shape at the centre. There is also a possible pubic triangle depicted as well. Damage to right shoulder, with a large fragment from the surface missing. Decoration continues on back of figure. title: paddle doll LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Antiquities STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/52823 CATEGORIES ------ category: cult object DATING ------ DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Depth units: cm value: 0.6 dimension: Length units: cm value: 13.3 dimension: Width units: cm value: 3.9