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Puppet of a male figure

Marionette
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Wooden (?) puppet (yok-thei) of male figure with red and black markings. His wears a jacket bordered with applied coloured lace and buttons; cuffed trousers; and an orange turban, wrapped with twisted red and yellow lace. Eleven strings connect to parts of the puppet. The costume suggests that the figure may represent a member of the Shan minority ethnic group (?).


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePuppet of a male figure
Materials and techniques
wood and cotton and paint
Brief description
Wooden (?) puppet of male figure with red and black markings; textile jacket, trousers and turban, Mandalay, Burma, 19th century
Physical description
Wooden (?) puppet (yok-thei) of male figure with red and black markings. His wears a jacket bordered with applied coloured lace and buttons; cuffed trousers; and an orange turban, wrapped with twisted red and yellow lace. Eleven strings connect to parts of the puppet. The costume suggests that the figure may represent a member of the Shan minority ethnic group (?).
Dimensions
  • Height: 15in
Bibliographic reference
A photograph of this puppet is used in Singer's "Burmese Puppets" 1992; p. 23; pl. 4
Collection
Accession number
IS.280-1953

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Record createdJune 12, 2009
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