Pecking Birds
1950s (made)
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A flat triangular bat with handle and three birds sitting on it, one at each corner. The neck and head of each bird are loose and attached to a length of string. These pass through three small circular holes in the bat and join together and attach to a wooden ball. As the ball is swung the birds' heads move up and down in a pecking motion. The whole is brightly coloured.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood |
| Brief description | Three carved and painted wooden birds on a bat made in India in the 1950s |
| Physical description | A flat triangular bat with handle and three birds sitting on it, one at each corner. The neck and head of each bird are loose and attached to a length of string. These pass through three small circular holes in the bat and join together and attach to a wooden ball. As the ball is swung the birds' heads move up and down in a pecking motion. The whole is brightly coloured. |
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| Gallery label | Pecking birds toy, 1950-1960
A brightly-coloured toy made in India. The heads of the birds are loose and attached to lenghts of string. As the ball is swung the heads move up and down in a pecking motion. |
| Credit line | Given by Grace Lovat Fraser. [77/706] |
| Object history | Part of the Lovat Fraser Bequest (Misc.352/465-1978), bequeathed to the museum by Grace Lovat Fraser, widow of Claud Lovat Fraser the artist. The initial basis of the collection was a group of Indian toys belonging to Lovat which he gave to Grace as an engagement present. |
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| Accession number | MISC.451-1978 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2003 |
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