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Rod puppet with white painted face, long skirt
Rod puppet with white painted face, long skirt
Object Number 2017.17.12
Display Title Rod puppet with white painted face, long skirt
Descriptions
Object Description Rod puppet with white painted face, long cloth skirt, articulated arms carved with bracelets
Inventory Description Rod puppet, standing on wooden base, long brown cotton skirt, painted white face, black hair, one arm missing
Classification
  • Puppet
Department Ethnographic
Date early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Materials Wood Cotton fabric Paint
Dimensions Overall (Measurement includes base): 69.5 × 16.5 × 10 cm (27 3/8 × 6 1/2 × 3 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2017.17.12
Credit Line Gift in loving memory of George Wald and Ruth Hubbard Wald
Provenance
Collector Prof. George Wald
Donor Donated by Deborah Wald (12/12/2017)

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