Puppet
ca.1970 (made)
Glove puppet of a tiger with a papier maché head covered in brown and black tiger-striped brushed cotton fabric, with white highlights, which acts as the sleeve and the body of the animal. The muzzle is painted brown, with yellow, white and black highlights, and there are seven sharp white painted teeth and a red felt tongue
Object details
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Papier maché, paint, cotton and felt |
| Brief description | Glove puppet of a tiger, from the play The Brahmin, the Tiger and the Jackal. Chelsea Puppet Theatre Group. English, ca.1970 |
| Physical description | Glove puppet of a tiger with a papier maché head covered in brown and black tiger-striped brushed cotton fabric, with white highlights, which acts as the sleeve and the body of the animal. The muzzle is painted brown, with yellow, white and black highlights, and there are seven sharp white painted teeth and a red felt tongue |
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| Credit line | Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild |
| Object history | This puppet, S.461 - S.462-2001 and S.464 - 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.309 - British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S.463-2001 |
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| Record created | September 9, 2004 |
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