Angel puppet
Puppet
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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Painted wooden jelutong head, hands and torso. Jointed wooden arms with rods attached to the hands. Has grey and white cotton yarn hair and black beads for eyes with a carved mouth and eyebrows. Wearing long white silky robe. Wings are separate and made of shaped wire with white cotton net.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Angel puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved jelutong wood with painted decoration, sewn and glued decoration, shaped wire with cotton net |
| Brief description | Puppet representing an angel. Made by John Thirtle for Richard Gill's play The Prince and the Puppets in 1970. |
| Physical description | Painted wooden jelutong head, hands and torso. Jointed wooden arms with rods attached to the hands. Has grey and white cotton yarn hair and black beads for eyes with a carved mouth and eyebrows. Wearing long white silky robe. Wings are separate and made of shaped wire with white cotton net. |
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| Content description | Angel was made for Richard Gill's play The Prince and the Puppet in 1970. |
| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
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| Accession number | S.1035:1-2011 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2012 |
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