Toy

Museum number:
3-30708
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
JP-7 (previous number (collector's original number))
Accession number:
Acc.4777
Description:
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.
Donor:
John Paul
Collection place:
Mexico
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
John Paul
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Toys (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
February 24, 2011
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
whole— weight 3.8 centimeters, whole— length 7.3 centimeters, and whole— height 3.2 centimeters
Images:
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.

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