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Catalog Number CAS 2008-0004-0120   CAS 2008-0004-0120; 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
Description Lacquered papier mache doll head of a young boy or girl with white face, very small and delicate facial features, small bit of black hair at either side of head, and wearing a orange pillbox hat, mounted on wooden stick whose proximal end is sharpened to a point; Artist’s signature is printed in gold ink near distal end of stick; White paper banner attached to stick is imprinted with shop mark and/or additional documentation.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.2, Width = 1.8, Depth = 1.9