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Catalog Number CAS 1993-0001-0248   CAS 1993-0001-0248; Doll (girl)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Doll (girl)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Wood; Paper; Commercial fabric; Clay (?); Synthetic hair; Synthetic grass; Commercial cordage
Description Modern style doll depicting a young fieldworker girl, shown carrying a burden basket on her back (filled with synthetic grass) and a wide woven hat in her left hand; Doll’s torso is made of paper with clay (?) legs and feet, arms, and head added; Doll is dressed in plain red undergarment, purple print over-garment, and a black print jacket; Black synthetic hair is cut shoulder length and is covered with a white cloth wrapping; One or more Japanese characters are printed on head wrapping; Figure is mounted on rectangular black lacquered wooden base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 13.0, Width = 5.3, Depth = ca. 5.5