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CAS 1993-0001-0331A,B   CAS 1993-0001-0331A,B; Figurines (2 deer)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurines (2 deer)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Nara Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1980
Collection Name Kadota Collection (Japanese Folk Toys)
Materials Papier mâché [paper mache]
Description Pair of papier mâché deer (one male, one female), both in standing position and similarly painted with brown bodies with white spots and white underbellies and hind quarters; Male also sports pair of white antlers; Length of dark green ribbon is looped around deer’s necks and their mid-sections.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 17.4, Width = 6.5, Length = 13.5