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Object Name
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mannequin head
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Basket Maker
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Chinese Government
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Date Collected
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1884
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Temporal Coverage
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Qing (Ch'ing) Dynasty (清)
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Description
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Carved and painted mannequin head representing female Chinese figure. Found in closet in the Exhibit Museum. Believed to be part of the Cotton Centennial Exhibition collection used for display of the silk robes. Face painted flesh colour with red lips. What appears to be human hair is attached to the head in a long pony tail. Hair tied together with red cotton thread. Clasp in pony tail-possibly Taira crest- blue, green, yellow and gold in color.
Has a metal loop earring in the right ear only. A small hole in the other ear suggests that the second earring may be missing.
The back of the neck has Japanese Kanji which says: 'Samurai Woman'.
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Classification
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model
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Materials
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wood
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hair
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cotton
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Provenance
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China
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Measurements
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55 cm tall
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18 cm width
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40 cm depth
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Museum Object Numbers
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UMMAA 1989-1-3
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Rights Holder
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University of Michigan Museum of Anthropological Archaeology
