Hina Doll Part - Japanese Doll Part

This is a cute doll part from hina ningyo doll in hina matsuri festival (girl festival in Japan) She is made from clay. Hina Ningyo is decorated in the house and family celebrate their daughter's growing up healthy and wishing her bright future. The custom of displaying dolls began during the Heian period. Formerly, people believed the dolls possessed the power to contain bad spirits.