Identifier
2011-12-0009
Title
Japanese anti-personnel booby-trap doll
Type
Textile Embroidered Souvenirs
Description
Booby Trap Doll' - Hand made silk doll with bonnet and dress - hand drawn face - stuffed with straw - booby trap metal wire 65mm in length protruding from the back. This was meant to disable or maim soldiers occupying captured territory.
Coverage
Medium
Silk
Format
120 x 65 x 80 mm
Date
Second World War, 1939-1945
Audience
Case 70
Source
E. Mahoney
Date Created
2012-02-07