Doll Item Number: Ed5.2539 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Kokeshi style; straight cylinder, rounded at top; two wide red and two narrow green bands at top and bottom; three red and three green flowers at front; large red ornament on head ten green characters on base.
Kokeshi are simple wooden Japanese dolls crafted as toys for children. Originally from the northeastern region of Japan, they are handmade from wood, having a simple, round trunk and head, without arms or legs. They have been in use for at least 150 years.