Puppet
1969 (made)
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Puppet representing Tiresias, the great Seer.
Wearing two sets of one piece tunic, both white.
The head is made of jelutong wood which has been painted white in order to represent a ghost. Hands are made of papel marche, also painted white. A jelutong wood long stick is attached to the right hand. The mouth is moveable by a string attached in the back. Bosom long straws iare used to reproduce hair.
Wearing two sets of one piece tunic, both white.
The head is made of jelutong wood which has been painted white in order to represent a ghost. Hands are made of papel marche, also painted white. A jelutong wood long stick is attached to the right hand. The mouth is moveable by a string attached in the back. Bosom long straws iare used to reproduce hair.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Painted jelutong wood, sewn synthetic fabrics and bosom fiber |
| Brief description | Tiresias, The Great Seer, puppet designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough for the Polka Theatre production of Troy, 1969. Written and directed by Richard Gill. |
| Physical description | Puppet representing Tiresias, the great Seer. Wearing two sets of one piece tunic, both white. The head is made of jelutong wood which has been painted white in order to represent a ghost. Hands are made of papel marche, also painted white. A jelutong wood long stick is attached to the right hand. The mouth is moveable by a string attached in the back. Bosom long straws iare used to reproduce hair. |
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| Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
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| Accession number | S.1096-2011 |
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| Record created | March 21, 2012 |
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