Puppet of a male figure
Marionette
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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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
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Title | Puppet 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 (?). |
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Bibliographic reference | A photograph of this puppet is used in Singer's "Burmese Puppets" 1992; p. 23; pl. 4 |
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Accession number | IS.280-1953 |
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Record created | June 12, 2009 |
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