Masukotto dolls
Article about: Hello everyone, I was hoping to get help translating this stamp that is located on the body of a Masukotto type doll. I would like to find a nice representative example for the collection. O
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Nick, thank you for the translation. An object like this, without provenance would be very hard to date and prove it was carried by a Japanese soldier, so any help, especially from you is greatly appreciated.
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I never knew about “mascot dolls”!
link.
—Guy
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Also featured in this video at 1 min 56 secs from start, shown on a Zero instrument panel.
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As aside, over twenty years ago I met a USN veteran, a boatswain's mate, who went ashore on Tarawa after the battle. While talking about his Tarawa experiences, he out of the blue mentioned that he picked up a Japanese helmet and was surprised to find a doll tucked between the liner and shell. Out of curiosity, he went and picked up a few more helmets and found that some of them also had dolls inside them. I questioned him about this as I thought it would be uncomfortable to have a doll tucked inside a helmet sitting upon one's head. He then told me that they were soft and pliable. Kinda like what we call a rag doll (see link below). At the time, I had never heard of such a thing and just tucked it away in my memory. For those wondering what became of the doll that was inside the helmet, he brought it stateside and passed it along in 1945 to a doll collector in New York City.
Rag doll
Last edited by Kiipu; 02-06-2021 at 01:22 AM.
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Absolutely beautiful, thank you for posting this.
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Nick, thanks for posting the museum photos. These provide an excellent reference
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Another one can be found at the link below inside the shipping box.
New type 99
Edit: The source of the pictures can be found at the link below.
Japanese Type 99 Souvenir Rifle
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