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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0001-0015A,B   CAS 2002-0001-0015A,B; Box with lid
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Box with lid
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. unknown
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1940s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cardboard; Cloth; Thread
Description Miniature fan-shaped cardboard box with separate lid; Exterior sides on both box and lid are covered with red cloth; Top of lid is covered with small bits of cloth in geometric shapes (stars, clouds, flowers) to represent pattern of paper fan; Bundle of thread fringe is attached to two sides of lid.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.9, Width = 2.5, Length = 4.1