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Catalog Number |
CAS 1993-0001-0234A,B | |
| Category | Folk Toys | |
| Object Name | Animated toy (boy and girl) | |
| 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. late 1950s | |
| Collection Name | Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys) | |
| Materials | Walnut shells; Wood; Paint | |
| Description | Pair of miniature male and female dolls made to resemble kokeshi dolls, except the bodies of these are made from walnut shells whose ends have been cut off so they will stand flat, and the opposite end has been drilled out to accept a very narrow diameter stick that serves as each doll’s neck; The actual head of each doll was formed on a lathe, painted, and then mounted on the end of the “neckâ€; A: Male doll; Face is painted with narrow black eyes, tiny red mouth, and tuft of black hair at sides of head, and black hair on top of head cut in star-shaped pattern; B: Female doll; Head is similar to A except a black hat with pink circle on front covers most of her hair; Back of each figure bears Japanese writing in white paint. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Height = 5.2, Width = 2.4, Depth = 2.6 | |