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Artist/Maker	Unknown (maker)
Place of origin	China (made)

Costume doll of a grimacing warrior or devil with an ornate gold head-dress surmounted with pink, white and blue imitation gemstones, a face painted with swirling patterns in black, red and white. Over pink trousers he wears an ankle-length lime green robe of a satin material with gold decoration, a multi-coloured crochet belt and yellow tassels hanging from the sash. The head and high boots are of painted ceramic. The head-dress is moulded with the head

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Categories	Dolls Costumes Puppetry
Object type	Puppet
Materials and techniques	Ceramic, paint, satin, cotton, imitation jewels and cotton thread Ceramic Paint Satin Cotton (Textile) Imitation Jewels Cotton Thread Sewing Firing (Heating) Painting Crocheting
Brief description	Costume doll of a warrior. Chinese
Physical description	Costume doll of a grimacing warrior or devil with an ornate gold head-dress surmounted with pink, white and blue imitation gemstones, a face painted with swirling patterns in black, red and white. Over pink trousers he wears an ankle-length lime green robe of a satin material with gold decoration, a multi-coloured crochet belt and yellow tassels hanging from the sash. The head and high boots are of painted ceramic. The head-dress is moulded with the head
Dimensions	Height: 28cm
Credit line	Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Other number	P.76 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S.493-2001

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Record created	September 22, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O105592/puppet-unknown/

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