Toy. Bird with jointed tail and head, eating from an acorn cap. Crudely carved balsa wood, painted, mounted on narrow platform with slots for thread which activates the tail and head. A weight, now missing, usually attached to thread. Length 7 cm, height 4.5 cm.
Donor:
Edgar C. Altermatt, Katharine D. Jenkins, and Mrs. Edgar C. Altermatt
Collection place:
Toluca, State of Mexico, Mexico
Collector:
Katharine D. Jenkins
Collection date:
1957
Materials:
Acorn and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Carvings (visual works)
Function:
6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
February 24, 1982
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
height 4.5 centimeters and length 7 centimeters
Comment:
H-9-9
Loans:
S2010-2011 #8: SFO Museum (June 1, 2011–May 22, 2012)