Puppet
circa 1890 (Made)
Carved wooden marionette of a bearded snake charmer playing a pipe sitting cross-legged on a wooden base, jonted at the neck, torso, arms and wrists, with moveable fingers. The wood is finely carved and painted brown and his face had sunken cheeks, well-defined eyeybrows and eye sockets with eyes painted with blue pupils. The marionette is dressed in an ochre, purple, red and black striped jacket with pale orange-brown baggy trousers gathered at the ankles and a removable red and white spotted turban. With wood and metal control bar and ten strings.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Painted wood with horse hair, cotton and silk fabric and metal control bars and eyelets. Suspected use of human hair. |
Brief description | Carved wooden marionette of a snake charmer playing a pipe. With control bar, ca.1890. |
Physical description | Carved wooden marionette of a bearded snake charmer playing a pipe sitting cross-legged on a wooden base, jonted at the neck, torso, arms and wrists, with moveable fingers. The wood is finely carved and painted brown and his face had sunken cheeks, well-defined eyeybrows and eye sockets with eyes painted with blue pupils. The marionette is dressed in an ochre, purple, red and black striped jacket with pale orange-brown baggy trousers gathered at the ankles and a removable red and white spotted turban. With wood and metal control bar and ten strings. |
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Object history | This marionette was originally purchased by the author and cult-follower Aleistair Croley from a street stall in London ca.1890 and was subsequently owned by Mabel Crowther of Arno Puppets between 1934 and 1980. |
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Accession number | S.382-1985 |
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Record created | September 17, 2004 |
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