Burmese marionette
Puppet
late 19th century (made)
late 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
Marionette of a Burmese warrior in carved and painted wood, with painted features and black hair moustache and tufts of beard, and white painted jointed and articulated hands. He wears a scarlet jacket with a cotton bodice and velvet sleeves ending in wide woven green cotton from elbows to wrists, and camel coloured cotton stockings over which are brown and orange trousers and a maroon checked cotton wrap around the hips
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Burmese marionette (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood, hair, velvet and cotton. Suspected use of human hair. |
| Brief description | Marionette of a Burmese warrior, late 19th century. |
| Physical description | Marionette of a Burmese warrior in carved and painted wood, with painted features and black hair moustache and tufts of beard, and white painted jointed and articulated hands. He wears a scarlet jacket with a cotton bodice and velvet sleeves ending in wide woven green cotton from elbows to wrists, and camel coloured cotton stockings over which are brown and orange trousers and a maroon checked cotton wrap around the hips |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
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| Accession number | S.448-2001 |
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| Record created | September 6, 2004 |
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