DepartmentAsia
Tiger
NameSculpture
CultureJapanese
Datec. 1960
Place madeNakaminato, Kanto District, Japan, East Asia, Asia
MediumPapier-mache, paint, hemp
Dimensions5 7/8 × 9 13/16 × 4 5/16 in. (15 × 25 × 11 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.3.614X
Object numberA.1981.3.614X
DescriptionPainted paper-mache. Two pieces attached with string. Yellow with black markings. Tail sits on back. White stomach and feet with red toes. Red and pink mouth, grey nose, blue eyebrows, red ears, hemp for whiskers. Head bobs.c. 1960
Joe Ortega
c. 1960