Puppet
Puppet
ca. 1968-1969 (made)
ca. 1968-1969 (made)
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Puppet of a Sage, for the show The Feast of Lanterns. This puppet is part of a fine set designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough and Nicola Howard-Jones. The Feast of Lanterns, written and directed by Richard Gill, toured widely for Polka in 1968-1969 and was one of the first plays to mix actors and puppets. The figures are carved in Jelutong.
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Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood, sewn fabric |
Brief description | Puppet of a Sage, for the show The Feast of Lanterns, ca. 1968-1969. |
Physical description | Head and neck made of painted and carved wood. Applied hair in wool, applied mustache in wool on stiffened cloth. Ears possibly in leather or stiffened cloth. Wearing a brown and beige striped dress, probably in synthetic fabric, with golden threads. Inside lining in white fabric, probably cotton. Also wearing a hat, possibly made of stiffened cloth, leather or metal card, covered in brown and light brown fabric. |
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Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
Literary reference | The Feast of Lanterns |
Summary | Puppet of a Sage, for the show The Feast of Lanterns. This puppet is part of a fine set designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough and Nicola Howard-Jones. The Feast of Lanterns, written and directed by Richard Gill, toured widely for Polka in 1968-1969 and was one of the first plays to mix actors and puppets. The figures are carved in Jelutong. |
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Accession number | S.1090-2011 |
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Record created | March 23, 2012 |
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