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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0006-0003   CAS 2002-0006-0003; Figurine (human head)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurine (human head)
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. mid 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Unglazed terra cotta figurine of a head on a cone shaped bust; Base of bust is flat; Hollow with no ears, protruding nose, cutout slits for eyes and mouth; Top and back of head meet in a cone shape; Incised lines on head indicating hair and on body; Paper sticker on base reads “MADE IN JAPAN.”
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.3, Width = 3.3, Max Diam = 4.4