Name/Title
"Pepito" rubber boy dollEntry/Object ID
2025.5.3Description
Small molded rubber (or soft vinyl) figural doll of a smiling boy, marketed as "Pepito." Hand‑painted features — blue eyes, freckles, red smiling mouth, rosy cheeks — with an inset blond fiber‑hair fringe beneath a molded red brimmed cap. Painted clothing: a ribbed orange/yellow sweater shading to teal trousers, with black‑and‑white shoes. Standing pose. A squeak toy type.Use
Belonged to Jorge Pantoja AmengualContext
This rubber doll was named “Pepito”, probably after the character from popular jokes.Collection
Jorge Pantoja Amengual collectionAcquisition
Accession
2025.5Source or Donor
Jorge Pantoja AmengualMade/Created
Notes
Maker: Marketed under the product/factory name "Pepito" (per collection records). Manufacturer and country not confirmed from the object; no maker's mark located in this view.
Date: Undetermined; no date present.
Place of Origin: Undetermined. Stylistically consistent with Soviet (USSR)/Eastern‑Bloc 1970s rubber character dolls.Clothing
Clothing Type
OriginalClothing Description
paintedMaterials
Material
SyntheticMaterial Notes
Materials: Molded rubber or soft vinyl, hand‑painted; applied synthetic fiber hair (tentative).
Technique: Slush/molded rubber‑or‑vinyl doll with hand‑painted detailing and inset hair.Relationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Jorge Pantoja AmengualNotes
ownerPerson or Organization
PepitoRelated Places
Place
City
HavanaCountry
CubaRegion
Caribbean, Central AmericaNotes
acquisitionExhibition
Pioneros: Building Cuba's Socialist ChildhoodResearch Notes
Notes
Sold under the name "Pepito" (per collection records); independent product documentation not located via web search.
Object type matches a well‑documented class of 1970s Soviet/Eastern‑Bloc soft‑rubber character dolls (squeak‑toy type), which reached Cuba through Eastern Bloc trade.Created By
María A. Cabrera ArúsCreate Date
March 31, 2022Updated By
María A. Cabrera ArúsUpdate Date
June 10, 2026
