Chinese Wooden Amah

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Carved wooden head with carved and lightly tinted facial features painted black hair brushed from face and captured triple-rolled chignon at back of head, held by two gold hair combs, firmly stuffed muslin body, wooden hands. Condition: generally excellent. Comments: Chinese Door of Hope mission circa 1920, depicting Amah. Value Points: included is original white shirt with frog closures, pants, blue silk pants, blue silk jacket with frog closures, and black skirt with ruching at the sides.