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This is a rather ethereal doll. She has a slight face, which looks off to the side - It’s as if she only momentarily takes human form.

On the even before the brutal massacre of Glencoe took place, it is said that an eerie cry rang through the glen. This was the cry of the Caoineag (Scottish Gaelic for "weeper" or "mourner") is a type of Highland banshee. For those that heeded her cry, they left the glen that night and served the massacre.

Keening dolls hold stories. They can help hold the grief, memories and stories you carry. The can hold those feelings which we might not have the words to express. They can provide a point of connection in our grief - connecting you and also having a connection to the person who has moved on.

Part of the doll can be as a remembrance of the person who has died, while part can represent the part of you that needs to be tended to, that needs to sit with grief and needs healing.

A keening doll is a reminder of the journey of grief, we aren’t aiming to get rid of grief, but to become a little more familiar with it, so we can roar, and sob - and slowly but surely our grief changes as we walk with it a little more each day.

Making process design & embellishments

This doll is made over a wire armature so her arms are moveable. Her body is made from British core wool from UK small holdings (small farms).

She is dressed from a mix of up cycled fabrics - and a mix of natural and synthetic fibres.

The twigs in her hair are from a birch tree which came down in storm Éowyn in Jan 2025. While the massive intensity of this storm was due to many factors, the collapse of climate systems played a big role.

Doll Details

Hangs from the wall via a circular wire

Measurements

• Doll length - just under 50 cm / 20 inches

  Shipping

• UK - Tracked 48 via Royal Mail

• The rest of the world: International Tracked via Rpyal Mail

• US Customers - Prepaid duties and taxes: Your order will arrive with all import fees covered. Nothing due on delivery