Name: Paradise Angel #4
Made by and When: Judy Bolden-Bain, 2001
Material: Wicker, natural colored raffia, and stiffened red cloth
Marks: None.
Height: 12 inches
Hair, Eyes, Mouth: The faceless head is covered with a dark-red tignon.
Clothes: The doll’s dress is formed of woven natural-colored wicker with red and blue wicker at the hemline and red woven wicker sleeves. Natural colored raffia creates the wings.
Other: A note accompanying Paradise Angel #4 reads, “This handmade wicker and raffia Angel is the new addition to the Caribbean Cultural Dolls. It was inspired by and created to acknowledge the many heroes and victims of September 11, 2001. Designed and produced in the United States Virgin Islands. Designed and woven by judy bolden bain©”
Read the artist’s brief biography and see more of her dolls here.
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