Catalog Number | CAS 2008-0004-0113 | |
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 | |
Description | Lacquered papier mache doll head of a devil with white face, very broad orange mouth outlined in blue; large almond-shaped eyes, short cropped black hair, black markings across forehead and chin, and two blue horns, mounted on bamboo stick whose proximal end is sharpened to a point; Artist’s signature is printed in orange ink near distal end of bamboo stick. | |
Dimensions (cm) | Height = 14.8, Width = 2.6, Depth = 1.9 |