Doll
Item number 1301/1 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
The doll is a male wearing a red and gold-coloured headdress and a white, black, green, gold- and bronze-coloured robe. He has three sheathed swords, two of which are tied at his waist and one of which he is holding at an angle with his left hand upraised. His right hand holds a white flat object rimmed with gold. He is standing on a flat rectangular wood base painted black and lined with green fibre. The name plate (part b) is wood painted with black characters and a red stamp.
Iconographic Meaning
Based on the Okinawan legend of Amawari.
Item History
- Made by Sumiko Nako (Maker) in Japan during 1988
- Owned by Sumiko Nako before October 13, 1988
- Received from Sumiko Nako (Donor) on October 13, 1988
What
- Name
- Doll
- Identification Number
- 1301/1 a-b
- Type of Item
- doll
- Material
- fibre, dye and wood
- Part A
- height 56.0 cm, width 54.0 cm, depth 29.5 cm
- Part B
- height 4.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, depth 5.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Japan
Who
- Culture
- Okinawan
- Creator
- Sumiko Nako (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Sumiko Nako
- Received from
- Sumiko Nako (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1988
- Ownership Date
- before October 13, 1988
- Acquisition Date
- on October 13, 1988
Other
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1301/0001 a-b
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