Object class: Recreational artifacts (equipment) / Collection place: Mexico / Materials: Wood (plant material) - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-30705, described as WOODEN TOY: Movable wooden toy featuring a picador on horseback and a bull. When a center button is depressed, the picador and horse lunge forward to spear the bull in the withers as it lunges forward as well. White wood, painted fuchsia, black yellow and turquoise.

Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-29030, described as Toy, coffin (Day of the Dead). Coffin containing a skeleton, coffin lid and skeleton rise when attached thread is pulled. Coffin made of thin wood, painted black; skeleton made of clay painted white and black. Ht. 3.8 cm, Length 13.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-30708, described as WOODEN TOY: Pecking bird. Articulated bird (painted fuchsia and turquoise w/ white markings) affixed to a slotted platform w/ an acorn cap affixed to one end. A string, attached to the bird’s head and tail, passes through the slots in the base and is weighted with a small bead of clay. When the bead moves the bird bobs it’s head into the “dish” and it’s tail bobs.

Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-30706, described as WOODEN TOY: Wooden bird on a 4-wheeled platform. Wheels roll. Bird is painted fuchsia w yellow tail, green beak and natural wood head – all highlighted with black. Cart surface is green.

Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-30707, described as WOODEN TOY; Carousel: formed with a base and roof separated by two narrow poles, and painted purple, green, red and yellow. At center is a central pole to which wooden cross pieces are attached via a central post which passes through them. On each end of the cross pieces sit a child made of painted plaster. Clothing and facial features are roughly painted. Center post rests in a circular carrier, which allows it to rotate.

Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-29034, described as Toy, funeral procession (Day of the Dead). Nine figures with coffin made of paper with dried chick-peas for heads, representing an ecclesiastical funeral procession; mounted on a scissor arrangement of flat sticks so that procession can be made to move. Figures Ht. approx. 7.0 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Toy, accession number 3-29036, described as Toy, bridal couple (Day of the Dead). Skeleton figures representing a bridal couple made of wire and plaster with bride wearing a lace cloth veil; figures are painted and mounted on a masonite platform painted bright blue. Figures Ht. 7.5 cm

Hearst Museum object titled Toy fish, accession number 3-29229, described as Toy, fish. Carved from white wood. L 9.5 cm.