Puppet
Glove Puppet
ca. 1968-1969 (made)
ca. 1968-1969 (made)
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Puppet of Princess Fiu-Sha for the show The Feast of Lanterns. This puppet is part of a fine set designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough and Nicola Howard-Jones. The Feast of Lanterns, written and directed by Richard Gill, toured widely for Polka in 1968-1969 and was one of the first plays to mix actors and puppets. The figures are carved in Jelutong.
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Materials and techniques | Carved and painted wood, sewn fabric |
Brief description | Puppet of Princess Fiu-Sha, for the show The Feast of Lanterns, ca. 1968-1969. |
Physical description | Puppet of Princess Fiu-Sha, for the show The Feast of Lanterns. Head, neck, torso, hands and arms in carved and painted Jelutong wood. Head, neck and hands painted in skin tone. Applied hair in black rope, decorated with orange, red, pink and white flowers. Hair also decorated with silver hair piece and small silver dangling chains. Wearing a green, pink and white dress, probably in synthetic fabric, and a Japanese-style sivler sash areound the waist. |
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Credit line | Lanchester Collection |
Literary reference | The Feast of Lanterns |
Summary | Puppet of Princess Fiu-Sha for the show The Feast of Lanterns. This puppet is part of a fine set designed by Elizabeth Waghorn and carved by Beverley Coleclough and Nicola Howard-Jones. The Feast of Lanterns, written and directed by Richard Gill, toured widely for Polka in 1968-1969 and was one of the first plays to mix actors and puppets. The figures are carved in Jelutong. |
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Accession number | S.1082-2011 |
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Record created | March 21, 2012 |
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