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Toy Rooster

American History Museum

Push Toy
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    Object Details

    maker

    unknown

    Description

    Sold mostly at craft and folk fairs, toys like this show how artisans on the island have creatively used and re-used rubber, metal, paper, and other natural materials.

    Description (Spanish)

    Juguetes como éste, que se venden en su mayoría en las ferias de artesanías y cosas típicas, son prueba del modo en que los artesanos recurrían a la creatividad para reutilizar el caucho, el metal, el papel y otros materiales naturales.

    Location

    Currently not on view

    Credit Line

    Gift of Teodoro Vidal

    Date made

    20th century

    ID Number

    1997.0097.1211

    accession number

    1997.0097

    catalog number

    1997.0097.1211

    Object Name

    toy rooster

    Physical Description

    wood (overall material)
    paint (overall material)
    rubber (overall material)

    Measurements

    overall: 22.6 cm x 14.8 cm x 106 cm; 8 7/8 in x 5 13/16 in x 41 3/4 in

    Place Made

    Puerto Rico

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    Home and Community Life: Ethnic
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    Vidal

    Data Source

    National Museum of American History

    Subject

    Daily Life
    Toys
    Children

    Metadata Usage

    CC0

    Link to Original Record

    https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-39bb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

    Record ID

    nmah_602580

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     Pair of brown maracas made from the calabash plant. "Puerto Rico" is carved into the bodies of the maracas, and their handles are wooden.

    Teodoro Vidal Collection of Puerto Rican History

     Pair of brown maracas made from the calabash plant. "Puerto Rico" is carved into the bodies of the maracas, and their handles are wooden.

    Teodoro Vidal Collection of Puerto Rican History

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