Figure Rolly Polly (Daruma
date: label: Accession Date
content: 2 Apr 1965
name: label: Collector
content: Mr. Yoshio Noma
label: Donor Name
content: Mr. Yoshio Noma
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Two-faced (one yellow with black moustache and silver foil eyes, the other white with pink cheeks and feminine lips). Body of the toy painted red with designs of black and white. Hollow papier-mache egg shape toy with weights in it to make it stay upright though with a rounded bottom." Formerly on exhibit in NHB Exhibit Hall 7, case 62, where exhibit label described it as: "Tilting Figure. This toy is considered lucky not only because it depicts Daruma, an Indian monk credited with introducing Zen Buddhism to Japan, but also because it rights itself quickly when pushed over. According to legend, Daruma's legs withered as a result of 10 years of constant meditation."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Japan, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Not Given
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 230671
label: USNM Number
content: E402414-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Toy