The Gift
skull doll
2012
H x W x D approx.40 x 15 x 15 cm
15.7 x 5.9 x 5.9 inch
The Gift her skull is a paperclay parrot skull with handmade glass eyes and tiny lashes.
Her hair is made from high quality black English viscose and she is wearing a fascinator from satin, fur, silk, and 2 of the tiniest real skulls (a rodent and a reptile).
Her body is sculpted with paperclay over a metal frame.
The Gift is dressed in black and bordeaux velvet (cotton/silk velvet), antique black lace, and silk ribbon adorned with an antique gold pin and tiny cameo.
In her hand she is holding the gift: a real tiny dried lizard.
In her other hand she is holding a leash with her real dried fish pets.
She is posed (permanently) on a wooden base.
