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Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0091   CAS 2008-0004-0091; Doll head
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Doll head
Culture Japanese
Global Region East Asia
Country Japan
State/Prov./Dist. Kyoto Prefecture
County
Other Geographic Data City: Kyoto
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Papier mâché; Paint; Bamboo; Paper
Description Papier mache woman’s head with completely white skin except for red lips and hair pulled back and piled atop her head, mounted on short bamboo stick whose proximal end is pointed; Paper banner attached to pole is imprinted with artist’s signature and/or additional documentation.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 9.4, Width = 2.3, Depth = 2.3