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CAS Anthropology Collections Database


Catalog Number

CAS 2008-0004-0122   CAS 2008-0004-0122; Straw bale
Category Folk Toys
Object Name Straw bale
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 Rice straw
Description Round bale of rice straw, tightly bundled and secured with handmade rope and used by doll head artists when making and painting their creations and later for displaying them.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 7.6, Max Diam = 10.5