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

Collections

Asia

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.

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