Marionette
19th century (made)
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Wooden (?) puppet (yok-thei) of female figure (a princess?) painted white with detailing in red and black. She wears a breast cloth (yin-zi ) under a long sleeved jacket (ein-gyi) decorated with applied braids, beading and sequins. From the waist of the jacket flares upwards. She wears a skirt (hta-mein) with a pattern picked out in thread and sequins. The skirt ends in a long train (ahar ).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | carved and painted wood, human hair, sequin embroidered costume, bangles, paste jewellery |
| Brief description | Wooden (?) puppet (yok-thei) of female figure (a princess?) painted white with detailing in red and black; dressed in jacket and skirt, Mandalay, Burma, 19th century |
| Physical description | Wooden (?) puppet (yok-thei) of female figure (a princess?) painted white with detailing in red and black. She wears a breast cloth (yin-zi ) under a long sleeved jacket (ein-gyi) decorated with applied braids, beading and sequins. From the waist of the jacket flares upwards. She wears a skirt (hta-mein) with a pattern picked out in thread and sequins. The skirt ends in a long train (ahar ). |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss S. Ditmas |
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| Accession number | IS.68-1959 |
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| Record created | June 12, 2009 |
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