DOLL

Description: THERE ARE TWO DOLLS ON A GREEN BASE THAT HAS AN ELABORATE FLORAL DESIGN. THE TWO DOLLS HAVE VERY DISTINCT MANNERS OF DRESS. ONE DOLL IS WEARING A GREY-BLUE DRESS WITH A GOLD FLORAL DESIGN ON IT. THE OTHER DOLL WEARS A RED DRESS WITH A GREEN AND DARK RED FLORAL DESIGN. THIS DOLL HAS DECORATIONS IN HER HAIR AS WELL, UNLIKE THE OTHER DOLL. AS WELL, THIS DOLL IS CARRYING A STICK OF SOME SORT WITH RED AND WHITE STRING ON IT.

History: A GIFT FROM AN OFFICIAL VISIT TO JAPAN BY MAYOR CARPENTER? (SEE P19980048016-17-GA). *UPDATE* IN 2014 COLLECTIONS ASSISTANT JANE EDMUNDSON CONDUCTED A SURVEY OF ART OBJECTS, INCLUDING THOSE INITIALLY GIVEN TO THE CITY OF LETHBRIDGE THROUGH VARIOUS EXCHANGES WITH CITIES IN JAPAN. LETHBRIDGE HERALD ARTICLES FROM 1992, 1997, AND 1998 DETAIL THREE SEPERATE EXCHANGE PROGRAMS WITH HIKARI, SEKI CITY, AND KUROHONE-MURA, JAPAN. LETHBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL DECLINED HIKARI'S OFFER OF AN OFFICIAL TWINNING ARRANGMENT IN 1992 DUE TO BUDGET LIMITATIONS AND BECAUSE OF PRIOR TWINNING WITH OTHER CITIES INCLUDING SAINT-LAURENT, QUEBEC, CULVER CITY, CALIFORNIA, AND HENGSHUI CITY, CHINA. ST. FRANCIS JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL RAN A STUDENT EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH SEKI CITY FROM 1993 TO 2003 AND LETHBRIDGE COMMUNITY COLLEGE HOSTED STUDENTS FROM THE VILLAGE OF KURHONE ANNUALLY FROM 1994 TO 2006. DURING THESE EXCHANGES, DELEGATES FROM THE JAPANESE CITIES REGULARLY MET WITH LETHBRIDGE MAYOR DAVID CARPENTER AND GAVE CEREMONIAL GIFTS, AS IS CUSTOM IN JAPAN. SEE PERMANENT FILE P19980048017 FOR HARDCOPIES OF SOURCE NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.