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Catalog Number

CAS 2002-0006-0010   CAS 2002-0006-0010; Figurine (Geisha)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Figurine (Geisha)
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 Cloth; Wood; Paper
Description Cloth figure of a geisha girl standing on wooden base; Round, cloth face with features painted on; Elaborately styled string hair with orange combs and blue ribbon; Floor length purple cloth kimono with white polka dots, white interior, and red inside sleeves, collar, and at top of waistband; Black and gold woven obi around waist; A folded piece of paper is tucked into waist band; Red paper wrapped at base of legs showing through the kimono; Figure is formed around a wood stick attached through a hole in the base.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Width = 7.0 (base), Length = 6.0 (base)