DepartmentAsia

Tengu Kokeshi Dolls

NameDoll

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeTOHOKU DISTRICT, JAPAN, East Asia, ASIA

MediumWood, paint

Dimensions3 1/16 × 1 1/16 × 1 15/16 in. (7.7 × 2.7 × 5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gft of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.3.591X

Object numberA.1981.3.591X

Collections

Asia

DescriptionLathe-turned, drilled, glued, matte painted. Round, flat hats on head. Scowling expressions on face: one blue. Cone-like body with narrower base: one cream with flowers, one black with honeycomb pattern. Heads bob. // $10 ea. See A.1981.3.228.