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Toy Bicycle With Rider

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Object Details

Collector

Dr. Alison Brooks

Donor Name

National Museum of Natural History

Notes

TOY IS MADE OF BENT METAL WIRE INTO THE SHAPE OF A SEAT, HANDLE BARS, AND TWO WHEELS. FIGURE HAS STIFF BODY, COVERED WITH SHINY ORANGE CLOTH, SEWN WITH COTTON THREAD. LEGS ARE SOFTER, COVERED WITH PINK AND BLACK CLOTH, ALSO SEWN WITH COTTON THREAD. HANDS ARE ATTACHED TO HANDLE BARS WITH RUBBER TIRE, ALSO USED TO COVER WHEELS. PUSHING STICK IS MADE OF SLENDER WOOD STICK, ROUGHLY CARVED. ONE END HAS BENT METAL WIRE HANDLE WRAPPED WITH RUBBER TIRE. OTHER END HAS TWO METAL PRONGS ALSO WRAPPED WITH RUBBER TIRE.

Record Last Modified

6 Oct 2021

Specimen Count

1

Culture

Not Given

Accession Date

23 Aug 2000

Collection Date

1988

Accession Number

416177

USNM Number

E428285-0

Object Type

Toy

Length - Object

85.6 cm

Width - Object

11.4 cm

Height - Object

9.8 cm

Place

Butembo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Africa

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Anthropology

Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31ae5d43a-e45a-42a7-aec7-a26055f5dac5

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8502623

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