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
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmnhanthropology_8502623