Miss Fujiko Yamanashi, a Japanese friendship doll from the 1920s. (G-1939.12.1)
This doll, named Miss Fujiko Yamanshi, is known as a Japanese friendship doll. She was part of a doll exchange between Japanese and American children in the late 1920s, as a way to ease cultural tensions resulting from the passage of the Immigration Act of 1924 (which banned Asian immigration to the United States).
In total, 58 dolls and accessories were created; each doll represented specific Japanese prefectures, cities or regions. The dolls were sent to various American museums and libraries, including the Wyoming State Museum. Today, the Japanese Friendship Dolls are recognized as among the most significant dolls ever produced by Japan.
Modeled by Zanna Wright, Curator of Digital Access, WSM.
Agisoft Metashape software provided by the University of Wyoming Digital Collections department.
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