35mm slide (photographic)(colour)
- Museum number
- Eu,F.T.6342
- Description
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Slide (colour); a stock scene of the 'Municipal Elections' from a comic Greek shadow puppet play, depicting nine characters and the puppeteer Vangos' hands visible in the foreground using a rod to manoeuvre the shadow puppets; on the left is Hadjiavatis and Stavrakas holding up Sior-Dionysios, whilst he makes a speech in support of his candidature; Hadjiavatis wears a red and yellow turban with black tassel, a red waistcoat, and yellow shorts; Sior-Dioysios wears a top hat, a long jacket and pair of trousers; Stavrakas wears a rounded hat with a jacket, a tie and a pair of trousers; behind the trio is an unidentified male character, and three additional characters made from cut-out cardboard, two of which are playing bouzouki stringed instruments; next visible is an unidentified male character wearing a jacket and a pair of trousers; last is Omorfonios, visible with his large nose, and wearing a jacket, a shirt, a bow tie, and a pair of trousers; Athens, Greece.
35mm slide, polyester
- Production date
- July 1969
- Dimensions
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Height: 2.50 centimetres (image)
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Height: 5 centimetres (mount)
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Width: 3.40 centimetres (image)
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Width: 5 centimetres (mount)
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- Curator's comments
- Part of a collection of 60 slides taken for Rinvolucri and given together with full explanation, and a list of the slides. Each slide bears a number relating to this list, which includes 204 slides and identifies the character or subject (see inscription). Rinvolucri also supplied a full explanation (see Eu-F.T.-6305).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1970
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Eu,F.T.6342
