Lascaux tiger shadow puppet

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Artist/Maker	Polka Theatre (designed for) Christopher Leith (maker) Richard Gill (director)
Place of origin	United Kingdom (made)

Shadow puppet of a tiger made by Christopher Leith for the Polka Theatre. The puppet is made of cut and decorated acrylic sheet. The puppet comprises of three piece of acrylic sheet joined together. The tiger is orange, yellow and black in colour. Operated by rods attached to the legs.

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Categories	Entertainment & Leisure Puppetry
Object type	Shadow puppet
Title	Lascaux tiger shadow puppet (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Cut and decorated acrylic sheet Acrylic Cut Decorated
Brief description	Lascaux tiger shadow puppet made by Christopher Leith for the Polka Theatre in 1979.
Physical description	Shadow puppet of a tiger made by Christopher Leith for the Polka Theatre. The puppet is made of cut and decorated acrylic sheet. The puppet comprises of three piece of acrylic sheet joined together. The tiger is orange, yellow and black in colour. Operated by rods attached to the legs.
Dimensions	From the top to the bottom height: 18cm Widest part width: 70cm
Credit line	Lanchester Collection
Collection	Theatre and Performance Collection
Accession number	S. 1029-2011

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Record created	March 14, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1244508/lascaux-tiger-shadow-puppet-shadow-puppet-christopher-leith/

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