Czech rod puppet
Puppet
ca.1930 (made)
ca.1930 (made)
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Rod puppet, undressed, of a man in early middle age, clean-shaven, with a carved and painted wooden head with carved hair, painted brown. He has a carved wooden body, wooden lower arms and legs, jointed at the knees, canvas upper arms and painted brown boots
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Czech rod puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved wood, paint, canvas, and metal |
| Brief description | Rod puppet, undressed, of a clean shaven, brown-haired man in early middle-age. Czech, ca.1930 |
| Physical description | Rod puppet, undressed, of a man in early middle age, clean-shaven, with a carved and painted wooden head with carved hair, painted brown. He has a carved wooden body, wooden lower arms and legs, jointed at the knees, canvas upper arms and painted brown boots |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | A basic puppet which would have been supplied to puppeteers and dressed to suit the individual production |
| Other number | P.56 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.475-2001 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2004 |
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