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Catalog Number

CAS 1993-0001-0181   CAS 1993-0001-0181; Rattle
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Rattle
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nagano Prefecture (?)
County
Other Geographic Data
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