doll (toys (ceremonial artefacts & rank insignia))

Kabuki doll of the The Wisteria Maiden, called Fujimusume. The doll is wearing several layers of clothing in shades of red, black, cream, orange and gold. The clothes are patterned, with some of the outer layer garments having floral and leaf patterns. The maiden has a hat on that is black and gold on top and red on the underside. In the black hair are several silver and red decorations and a bunch of wisteria flowers hanging down on her left side. In the doll's left hand is a paper wisteria branch that rests on the back of her shoulders and comes round to her front on the right.
label: old exhibition label that is black with white type

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
22.9.56/1
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall not including the length of the clothing: 650 mm x 345 mm x 205 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
paper; metal; pigment; textile
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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