Box Gussick ARTIF01

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M17) One cloth doll measures 28.5 cm tall and is wearing an Argentinian cowboy costume. The clothes are mostly black with a stripey colored scarf over one shoulder. The doll is labeled: "MAN FROM ARGENTINA "GAUCHO"". The other doll is 27.5 cm tall, has long braids, and is wearing a long blue and white skirt and blouse with a white apron. The doll is labeled: "WOMAN FROM ARGENTINA "CRIOLLA"". Information on the box indicates...

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(APR 2019 #20 M18) The wooden spindle[?] is 35 cm long and has a whorl[?] on one end with a diameter of 5 cm. Notches have been carved into an indented section of the whorl which is encircled by a wooden captive ring.

Information on the box indicates this item came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

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(APR 2019 #20 M20) This straw brush is 40.5 cm long. The 14 cm brush head is secured onto the handle with wire rings.

Information on the box indicates this item came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

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(APR 2019 #20 M82) This flag is the national flag of Papua New Guinea. It measures 10.5 by 15 cm with a 27 cm flag pole.

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(APR 2019 #20 M21) These castanets are black with a red rope connecting the two halves of each castanet. One castanet has a painting of a male bullfighter and bull. The other castanet depicts a female in a long dress and holding a fan with some buildings outlined in the background.

Information on the box indicates these items came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

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(APR 2019 #20 M22) This tambourine has a diameter of 25 cm and is 4.2 cm high. There are 7 sets of jingles and a label under the drum head reads: "Hecho en México".

Information on the box indicates this item came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

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(APR 2019 #20 M23) The money box is ovoid-shaped with a 2.5 cm slot along the top and four legs of length 2 cm. The main body measures 9 by 6.5 by 6.5 cm. It has carved markings depicting a guinea pig with a raised circular nose at one end.

Information on the box indicates this item came from either Guatemala or Panama via Mary Gussick-Lohrbach.

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M24) This totem pole is black and 15.5cm tall. The figures depicted (top to bottom) are an eagle, two wolf-like animals, a bear and a human. The left tip of the eagle wing is missing. The totem pole is housed in red-lidded box labelled "BOMA | CANADA", with dimensions 16.4 by 5.3 by 3.6 cm. An enclosed leaflet entitled "totem poles with the stories they tell" provides general information about totem poles. Information on the box indicates this item...

Scope and Contents (APR 2019 #20 M34) The female figure is 17.5 cm high, standing on a base measuring 4 by 3.5 cm. The figure is wearing a blue and green skirt, blue and white top, yellow waistband and a black head covering with yellow and red trim. She is holding a baby and balancing a basket holding bowls and wooden sticks on her head. The male figure 15 cm high on a 4.5 by 3.7 cm base. He is dressed in a black, red and black costume with a red head covering. The figure is playing a wind instrument and is...