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Puppet


Shadow puppet of a horse, originally constructed in ten pieces of card, painted in scarlet and black. The tail section is missing, and there had been damage to the ears, mane and the face. The sections are joined together with knotted string


Object details

Object type
Materials and techniques
Cut card, watercolour, ink, pencil and string
Brief description
Shadow puppet of a horse
Physical description
Shadow puppet of a horse, originally constructed in ten pieces of card, painted in scarlet and black. The tail section is missing, and there had been damage to the ears, mane and the face. The sections are joined together with knotted string
Credit line
Given by the British Puppet and Model Theatre Guild
Object history
This shadow puppet is similar in style to the Chinese figures, S.612 - S.614-2001 and S.616-2001, and the boat, S.615-2001. These puppets appear to be part of a group
Collection
Accession number
S.617-2001

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Record createdOctober 25, 2004
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