- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Pear-shaped hollow object with face, weighted so as always to stand up.
- Cultural groups
- Burman
- Date / Period
- Date made: Before 1892
- Date collected
- By 1892
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 1892
- Dimensions
- Height: max 75 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 1892.41.157
Search terms: Figure, Toy and Game, Toy
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