Doll with drum

Museum number:
9-6587a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21096587a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.1954
Description:
a) doll; male; wearing orange rob with gold threat embroidery; blue and green cloth trim; ornate headdress; large belt around middle to hold drum; 30 cm high. b) drum, 7.1 cm diameter. Probably a character from a play in Chinese theater.
Donor:
Elise Mannel
Collection place:
Fujian province, Southern China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Elise Mannel
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dolls (figurines) and Drums (membranophones)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Doll with drum, accession number 9-6587a,b, described as a) doll; male; wearing orange rob with gold threat embroidery; blue and green cloth trim; ornate headdress; large belt around middle to hold drum; 30 cm high. b) drum, 7.1 cm diameter. Probably a character from a play in Chinese theater.

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