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Handkerchief Doll

Inside the exhibition at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, a young woman smiles while holding a handmade handkerchief doll with a tag attached. Behind her, museum panels highlight the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery in Upper Canada and the history of slavery.

Photo by Gabriela Sealy, Dresden, Ontario October 2024

Inside the exhibition at the Josiah Henson Museum of African-Canadian History, a young woman holds a handmade handkerchief doll and smiles toward the camera. The background features historical panels with text and imagery about slavery in Upper Canada, including the 1793 Act to Limit Slavery. The doll she holds is part of an educational display that connects storytelling, craft, and memory.