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Toy tiger
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Toy tiger
- Place of origin:
India (made)
- Date:
1980-1989 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Papier mâché and metal
- Credit Line:
Given by Dr D. Swallow
- Museum number:
MISC.162-1990
- Gallery location:
Museum of Childhood, Moving Toys Gallery, case 3
Physical description
This is a tiger with a nodding head made of papier-mache and painted orange and black stripes. He has red facial features and white teeth. He is in a standing position and his head is detachable from his body. It has metal hooks which fit on a metal rod in the neck opening, and a weight attached on one end of the head causes it to nod.
Place of Origin
India (made)
Date
1980-1989 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Papier mâché and metal
Dimensions
Length: 18 cm, Height: 17 cm
Descriptive line
Hand made tiger with nodding head made in India in the 1980s
Production Note
made by hand
Subjects depicted
Tigers
Categories
Children & Childhood; Dolls & Toys
Collection code
MoC
Image in copyright
