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Catalog Number CAS 2019-0004-0049   CAS 2019-0004-0049; Doll
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Doll
Culture
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country India
State/Prov./Dist.
County
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Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Chiffon and other cloth; Commercial ric-rac; Wood; Paint; String
Description Doll of a man with a paper maché head attached to a wooden bar; His body is stuffed; He wears long red pants with white and orange designs accents and a matching top with multi-colored ribbons at ankles, wrists and shoulders; He has a red hat embellished with gold sequins; His face in painted in black and red and he holds a round, two-pronged instrument to his mouth, a prong in each hand; A red hanging string is attached to the top of his head and the front of the instrument.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 44.4, Width = 19.2, Length = 6.6