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Catalog Number CAS 2006-0002-0001A,B   CAS 2006-0002-0001A,B; Doll heads (male and female)
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Doll heads (male and female)
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Shizuoka Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Clay; Paint; Paper
Description Pair of modeled clay doll heads, each minimally painted and mounted on a tapered wooden stick, for placement in a straw bundle at a temple; (A) depicts a man with black eyes, gray eyebrows, and a red mouth, wearing a small blue cap that is tied under his chin with red strings; (B) depicts a woman with facial features similar to the man and with a short hairstyle that frames her face; Paper label with single word in Japanese script is attached to each wooden stick, just below the doll’s head.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 21.7, Max Diam = 3.0