Normally I am one of the many people who are on their way to a location
on the global far from their home. But as this virus ravages across the earth I
am hunkered down in the Chicago area trying to stay productive.
The positive side of being here for months and months is it has given
me some time to reorganize things in my home and get to some of those projects
that I put on the Some Day When I Have The Time list. I am finally getting to those boxes that have been sitting in my crawl
space for so long that I’ve forgotten what’s in them.
One happy find was this Kokeshi doll:
I acquired this Kokeshi doll in the mid-1990s; the previous owner had a
note in the box stating that they purchased it in 1972.
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| The little book that came in the box |
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| The maker of the doll signed the bottom |
Kokeshi are simple wooden dolls
with no arms or legs and simple painted lines to define the face. Originally
from Tohoku-chiho which is in the northeastern
region of Japan.
From the Edo
period to modern times the Kokeshi dolls have had traditional to very creative
designs, I am looking forward to seeing what the next generation of Kokeshi
doll makers design.
After nearly 3 decades of traveling the globe from one adventure to
another, I can’t help but to reflect on those years and wonder what the future
will bring.
