VHM_0052
Descriptive title
Doll representing Miền Bắc
Initial context
Object type(s)
Description
This handmade doll is one of two received from a set of three, designed to represent the three regions (ba miền) of Vietnam: Bắc (North), Trung (Central), and Nam (South). Likely representing Miền Bắc (Northern Vietnam), the doll wears a traditional purple áo dài and a large khăn đóng (headdress), and holds a sáo trúc (bamboo flute). Her face is delicately painted, capturing the features commonly associated with traditional Vietnamese beauty.
Collection
Donor(s)
Current location
Rights description
Object donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Thúy An.
Mien Bac doll, front
Mien Bac doll, top
Mien Bac doll, left side
Mien Bac doll, right side
Mien Bac doll, back
Mien Bac doll, color card and scale
Two dolls (Bac and Nam) together
Timeline
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Doll donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum
March 2024Donated to the Vietnamese Heritage Museum by Nguyễn Thúy An.