Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0181 | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Rattle | |
| Culture | Japanese | |
| Global Region | East Asia | |
| Country | Japan | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Nagano Prefecture (?) | |
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| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1960s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Clay; Unidentified plant fiber; Paper; Coconut fiber; Commercial nylon cordage | |
| Description | Ornament consisting of two clay rattles each containing a clay ball to produce noise; One rattle bears two Japanese symbols on a yellow background and the other shows two Japanese symbols on a red background; Both rattles are tied with string to a length of 2-ply fiber cordage that is twisted into a double loop and whose ends are secured with a green paper strip, imprinted in Japanese script, possibly with the name of the shrine where this ornament was collected; A second length of 2-ply cordage is also looped behind the first one and also through the green paper strip, terminating at the top in a papier mâché head with red and black painted facial features, a tuft of brown coconut fiber “hair”, and a length of commercial red and white multi-plied nylon cordage around the neck. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 13.2, Width = 12.4, Depth = ca. 4.5 | |