item details
NameNingyo Doll
ProductionUnknown; circa 1970; Japan
Classificationdolls
Materialsceramic, hair, cloth, plastic, cord
DimensionsOverall: 235mm (width), 430mm (height), 190mm (depth)
Registration NumberFE006109
Credit lineGift of the New Zealand Commission for Expo 1970, 1971
Overview
This Ningyo Doll was presented to the New Zealand Pavilion at Expo '70, Osaka, Japan by the 'Southern Cross Association' of former Japanese Prisoners of War in the Pacific area. Some of the members had been held in New Zealand, and gave the doll to New Zealand in appreciation of the way they were taken care of.