- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Moulded whistle/toy of a cockerel. Painted detail on the exterior consisting of red, orange, yellow and green paint. [1 of] An assortment of wooden animal or bird shaped toys, painted a variety of colours, and in a variety of sizes and shapes. These objects are from a variety of unidentified places. [ASh [OPS move] 13/06/2016]
- Cultural groups
- European
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1972
- Date collected
- By 1972
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1972
- Materials and processes
- Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Metal, Process Painted, Process Carved, Process Incised, Process Varnished, Process Moulded
- Dimensions
- Height: max 83 mm, Depth: max 12 mm, Length: max 103 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1985.36.219.8
Search terms: Toy and Game, Figure, Bird Figure, Toy, Animal Figure, Musical Instrument
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