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The Ndebele Bride Doll is in traditional dress wrapped in beaded blanket
5” diameter
Diameter 19" x 4" H
undergoing rituals and teachings that prepare them for adulthood
Dolls would be given to a young bride on her wedding day usually made by her immediate family
African HAndmade Tie Dye Fabric #160 Black The Ndebele Bride Doll is100% cotton Bazin jacquard. Preshrunk. Machine wash and dry. This fabric begins as a solid colored piece which is then intricately folded. The folds are held in place by clamping, stitching or tying. The fold create a resist area where the original color of the cloth is preserved. The cloth is hand dipped into a dye bath, unfolded and retied or folded for another layer of color. Some pieces make as many as 5 trips to the dye bath before being rinsed,