Not currently on display at the V&A

Puppet

ca.1970 (made)

Glove puppet of a monkey with a papier maché face painted in two tones of brown, brown plastic eyes, beige felt hands and a chocolate brown fur fabric body


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Papier maché, paint, plastic, felt and fur fabric
Brief description
Glove puppet of a monkey, from the play The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Jackal. Chelsea Puppet Theatre Group. English, ca.1970
Physical description
Glove puppet of a monkey with a papier maché face painted in two tones of brown, brown plastic eyes, beige felt hands and a chocolate brown fur fabric body
Dimensions
  • Height: 38cm
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Object history
This puppet and S.462 - S.465-2001 were used in the Chelsea Puppet Theatre Group's production of The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Jackel, a play based on an Indian folk tale, ca.1970
Other number
P.312 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number
Collection
Accession number
S.461-2001

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Record createdSeptember 9, 2004
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