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Bobbing Head Paper Mache Tiger Shinno - No - Tora or Hariko - No - Tora Hollow paper mache body with opening in front painted yellow with black stripes across the back and legs and along the tail which is curled up on its back there is a painted red…

Paper Mache Fish Decoration Made of paper shaped so that the body is puffed out and has scale forms the fin projects from the top back of the fish and the tail hangs down below. It is lacquered red with gold flakes. The edges of the fin tail and chin…

Toy Bird Whistle Whistle Consists of carved wooden bird sitting on a bamboo tube which has another tube extending out the back. The bird has lower beak which has been carved separately and inserted into upper beak so that it moves when whistle is…

Toy Bird Whistle Whistle consists of carved wooden bird sitting on a bamboo tube which has another tube extending out the back. The bird has lower beak which has been carved separately and inserted into upper beak so that it moves when whistle is…

Miniature Basket containing Folk Toys A: Small basket woven in heaxagonal weave of bamboo strips with bound rim. Interior is covered witrh white paper which has black circles and red and black kanji printed on it It holds nine toys in miniature. B:…

Two Small Straw Horses (Wara Uma) A: Bundles of sedge wrapped with straw. Along neck extends from a horizontal body and sedge is tied and knotted to form a mane and twisted to form two ears. The ends of the neck pieces form the open mouth. Four…

Straw Horse (Wara Uma) Made of bundles of sedge tied with straw. Body is formed from horizontal loop and is split at back to form two back legs. Two bundles for front legs are looped inside the body and the bundle forming the neck loops around the…

Shuttlecocks hane Set of three and set of Two and Two Bells A - C: Shutttlecocks are made of five outer feathers and one layer of dyed fiber inside all tied around a small projection attached to a black painted seed. A: Green feathers and pink fiber…

Three Battledores - Hagoita with painted decorations A: Carved wooden paddle flat on both sides wider at the top Shaped narrower going down to handle at the bottom. One side has painted scene of girl gressed in kimono. Her black painted hair has…

Battledore - Hagoita with Padded Figure. Wooden paddle is carved with a wide top and narow hndle at the bottom. Handle is covered with black corderoy. Front has padded figure applied to a background made of card covered with silk. The shapes of the…