Indian marionette
Puppet
ca.1965 (made)
ca.1965 (made)
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Marionette of a female Indian character with carved and painted wooden face, orange headdress, yellow top decorated with silver lamé ribbon, and pink and indigo tie-dye skirt with silver lamé ribbon at hem, over a cream cotton petticoat. The body is of wood with chest and arms constructed from padding. She is a traditional one-stringed marionette, but lacks her string.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Indian marionette (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, fabric, ribbon and padding material |
| Brief description | Marionette of a female Indian character. Indian, ca.1965, made to a traditional design |
| Physical description | Marionette of a female Indian character with carved and painted wooden face, orange headdress, yellow top decorated with silver lamé ribbon, and pink and indigo tie-dye skirt with silver lamé ribbon at hem, over a cream cotton petticoat. The body is of wood with chest and arms constructed from padding. She is a traditional one-stringed marionette, but lacks her string. |
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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.116 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.441-2001 |
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| Record created | September 3, 2004 |
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