Australian Aborigine People Display Doll
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Dolls
Object Type: Display Dolls
Country: Australia
Continent: Asia
Geographic Region: Australia and New Zealand
width: 6 in;
height: 13 in;
depth: 4 in
This display doll represents an Aboriginal people from Australia. The doll was made by the Metti Toy Company of Australia.
Metti Australia was established in South Australia in 1965. The company began producing several First Peoples dolls, designed in consultation with anthropologists at the Adelaide University. These included a girl doll named "Bindi." The dolls were produced in Australia. However, the dolls are dressed to represent tribesmen in Papua New Guinea in as traditional garb as possible.
Source:
https://collections.museumsvictoria.com.au/items/257673
https://dollsdollsdolls.net/the-dolls/my-metti-netta-family-2/