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Puppet

1969 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Puppet representing Tiresias, the great Seer.
Wearing two sets of one piece tunic, both white.
The head is made of jelutong wood which has been painted white in order to represent a ghost. Hands are made of papel marche, also painted white. A jelutong wood long stick is attached to the right hand. The mouth is moveable by a string attached in the back. Bosom long straws iare used to reproduce hair.





Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Painted jelutong wood, sewn synthetic fabrics and bosom fiber
Brief description
Tiresias, The Great Seer, puppet designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough for the Polka Theatre production of Troy, 1969. Written and directed by Richard Gill.
Physical description
Puppet representing Tiresias, the great Seer.
Wearing two sets of one piece tunic, both white.
The head is made of jelutong wood which has been painted white in order to represent a ghost. Hands are made of papel marche, also painted white. A jelutong wood long stick is attached to the right hand. The mouth is moveable by a string attached in the back. Bosom long straws iare used to reproduce hair.



Dimensions
  • From the top of the head to the bttom height: 105cm
Credit line
Lanchester Collection
Literary reference
Collection
Accession number
S.1096-2011

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Record createdMarch 21, 2012
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