The wooden part of an oyako daruma’s making is not necessarily part of the finished object. Yamanashi’s process account explicitly separates forming the paper body from removing it from its mould.
Technique and structure
The mould is carved from pine. Paper made for daruma is soaked for a day and a night, drained, softened and applied to the mould, with the application repeated three to four times. After drying, the maker cuts an opening and takes the body off the mould. The pine therefore supplies a forming surface for the paper shell; it should not be described as a solid wooden core left inside.
The white ground comes later
The listed finishing work applies a gofun ground before the overall colouring. That coating is separate from the paper layers that establish the body’s form.
For international readers
Ask the maker about the actual surface and display conditions. This process explanation provides no moisture-resistance or handling specification for an individual piece.
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日本語
親子だるま：紙の殻を形作る松の木型
親子だるまは、松を彫った木型に、一昼夜浸して水を切った紙を柔らかくして貼り、これを3～4回繰り返します。乾燥後に切り込みを入れて木型から外すため、木型をそのまま内部の芯として残す説明ではありません。胡粉の下塗りと、形を作る紙の層も区別します。