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Puppet


Shadow puppet of a animal, possibly a badger, wearing a jacket and trousers, standing on his hind legs, his left hand outstretched and his right in his pocket. Constructed of two pieces of cut card, painted black and cut out to appear as the edges of a line drawing, the spaces filled with a backing of translucent paper. The sections are joined with a rusting metal clip


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Cut card, paint, translucent paper and metal
Brief description
Shadow puppet of an animal, possibly a badger
Physical description
Shadow puppet of a animal, possibly a badger, wearing a jacket and trousers, standing on his hind legs, his left hand outstretched and his right in his pocket. Constructed of two pieces of cut card, painted black and cut out to appear as the edges of a line drawing, the spaces filled with a backing of translucent paper. The sections are joined with a rusting metal clip
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Collection
Accession number
S.620-2001

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Record createdOctober 25, 2004
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