Pencil

About this object

Narrative

Part of the Miss Jessie M. Miller Collection. Miss Miller was a teaching evangelist for the Anglican Church of Canada.

Physical description

Cylindrical pencil has a tiny kokeshi doll glued to one end. Doll has round moveable head and a short body. Stylized black top knot; black eyebrows and black eyes; black dot nose; red dot mouth; three red dots at side of head; red jacket with no arms and black lapels; three white dots on each side of body; black under kimono shows at neck; blue and red obi has thin blue cross design; below obi is green leaves and red dot design; lower body flares where attached to pencil.