shadow puppet
- Museum number
- As2000,01.446.b
- Description
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Shadow puppet body, female, joins with head As.2000.1.446.a; made from donkey hide, incised, stained and painted in red and green with striped and floral decoration. Small feet.
- Production date
- 1850-1950 (circa)
- Dimensions
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Height: 27.40 centimetres
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Weight: 22 grammes (with a)
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Width: 15.90 centimetres
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Depth: 0.80 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Typed note found in storage with puppets contains the following details:
- collection dates to the 1950s
- puppets would have been used by the puppeteer as he toured around villages to perform popular plays
- collection also contains a large number of older puppets serving as the master set and dating from the end of the 19th century.
- shadow plays are still performed today, but collections such as these are often broken up and sold individually.
- the collection is representative of what puppeteers has at their disposal for performances - various props, animals, bodies and over 300 heads to provide the flexibility to perform characters from a range of religious and folk stories, myths and historical events.
- made from donkey hide, tanned, stained and decorated with intricate cut out designs.
- the puppeteer manipulates the puppets on one side of a cloth screen and the details of each puppet are projected onto the other side.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 2000
- Department
- Asia
- Registration number
- As2000,01.446.b