Huge Lascaux roaring tiger shadow puppet
Shadow Puppet
1979 (made)
1979 (made)
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Shadow puppet of a roaring tiger made by Christopher Leith for the Polka Theatre. The puppet is made of cut and decorated acrylic sheet. The puppet comprises of one piece of acrylic sheet. The tiger is orange, yellow and black in colour. Operated by rod attached to the centre of the puppet which moves the pink tongue.
Object details
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| Title | Huge Lascaux roaring tiger shadow puppet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Cut and decorated acrylic sheet |
| Brief description | Huge Lascaux roaring tiger shadow puppet made by Christopher Leith for the Polka Theatre in 1979. |
| Physical description | Shadow puppet of a roaring tiger made by Christopher Leith for the Polka Theatre. The puppet is made of cut and decorated acrylic sheet. The puppet comprises of one piece of acrylic sheet. The tiger is orange, yellow and black in colour. Operated by rod attached to the centre of the puppet which moves the pink tongue. |
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| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
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| Accession number | S. 1030-2011 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2012 |
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