Andhva Nail marionette
Puppet
ca.1965 (made)
ca.1965 (made)
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Marionette of the Indian character Andhva Naik, with composite moulded face and hands, painted with facial features and caste mark. She has a decorative pointed gold headdress, shoulder-guards, breast-guard and gold painted beads, and wears a robe with a long crimson, black, gold and purple checked skirt with metallic ribbon trim, and a black three-quarter length sleeved bodice. With a central string from a hole in the headdress.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Andhva Nail marionette (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood, composition, paint, fabric, beads, metallic ribbon and string |
| Brief description | Marionette of the Indian mythological character Andhva Naik. Indian, ca.1965, made to a traditional design |
| Physical description | Marionette of the Indian character Andhva Naik, with composite moulded face and hands, painted with facial features and caste mark. She has a decorative pointed gold headdress, shoulder-guards, breast-guard and gold painted beads, and wears a robe with a long crimson, black, gold and purple checked skirt with metallic ribbon trim, and a black three-quarter length sleeved bodice. With a central string from a hole in the headdress. |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | Made in the 1960s to a traditional Indian design |
| Other number | P.120 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
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| Accession number | S.440-2001 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2004 |
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