DepartmentAsia

Beetle

NameMechanical Toy

CultureJapanese

Datec. 1960

Place madeJapan, East Asia, Asia

MediumMetal, paint

Dimensions13/16 × 2 3/16 × 1 in. (2 × 5.5 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.13.394

Object numberA.1981.13.394

Collections

DescriptionStamped, tabbed, printed. Red with scarab markings, set-in eyes, two half-inch, red-tipped feelers. Hook under head, wheels under body.

Darío Soteno Léon

1997

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1992

Charles M. Carrillo

1996

Artist Not Recorded

c. 1958

Artist Not Recorded

ca 1950

Mike Rodriguez

1991

Leroy Ortega

ca. 1989

CA 1920, A. GIRARD

c. 1960

Artist Not Recorded

ca. 1985

Artist Not Recorded

1920-1972

BETO

1979, C. Cerny