Adam puppet
Puppet
1970 (made)
1970 (made)
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Painted wooden jelutong head, hands and torso. Jointed wooden arms with rods attached to the hands. Has brown cotton yarn hair and beard and black beads for eyes with a carved mouth and eyebrows. Wearing brown cotton skirt with thread skirt which appears like leaves.
Object details
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| Title | Adam puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Carved jelutong wood with painted decoration, sewn and glued decoration |
| Brief description | Puppet representing Adam. Made by John Thirtle for Richard Gill's play The Prince and the Puppets in 1970. |
| Physical description | Painted wooden jelutong head, hands and torso. Jointed wooden arms with rods attached to the hands. Has brown cotton yarn hair and beard and black beads for eyes with a carved mouth and eyebrows. Wearing brown cotton skirt with thread skirt which appears like leaves. |
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| Content description | Adam was made for Richard Gill's play The Prince and the Puppet in 1970. |
| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
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| Accession number | S.1033-2011 |
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| Record created | March 15, 2012 |
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