Doll

Item number Ed5.1466 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Doll with a separate body (a), and a head (b) made of light red clay. Body is cone-shaped with arms against the body, slightly moulded, painted blue, orange, white, and gold. Neck is greatly extended with a groove on top on which wire inside the head rests. Head is in shape of hollow hemisphere with wire set transversely inside and with a green head cover, black hair, blue eyes, and a red mouth.

History Of Use

Probably used as a toy by children. Small clay, wood, or paper dolls are popular folk toys in Japan, deriving perhaps from ritual figures made as much as 2000 years ago. Local regions often produced their own characteristic toys. They sometimes serve a dual purpose, as ritual objects and as children's playthings.