Old Woman shadow puppet
Shadow Puppet
1979 (made)
1979 (made)
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Shadow puppet of the old woman from Richard Gill's production of Wang-Su the Doctor at the Polka theatre. The puppet is made of black cut card, mounted onto clear acrylic sheet. The puppet has a jointed arm and hip. Rods attached to head and arm.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Old Woman shadow puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cut and decorated card |
| Brief description | Old woman shadow puppet designed by Julia Lee- Delisle for the Polka Theatre's production Wang Su the Doctor in 1979. |
| Physical description | Shadow puppet of the old woman from Richard Gill's production of Wang-Su the Doctor at the Polka theatre. The puppet is made of black cut card, mounted onto clear acrylic sheet. The puppet has a jointed arm and hip. Rods attached to head and arm. |
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| Content description | The figures for Wang Su the Doctor were copied by Julia Lee Delisle from the original Chinese which she found in a book. |
| Marks and inscriptions | Julia Lee-Delisle |
| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | S. 1016-2011 |
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| Record created | March 7, 2012 |
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