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Object Number 2017.17.13
Display Title Rod puppet with domed head and avian features
Descriptions
Object Description Rod puppet with domed head and avian features, staring red eyes, yellow face with spotted complexion, pot-bellied torso, wearing a long cloth skirt; articulated wood arms
Inventory Description Rod puppet, standing on wooden base, black painted wooden body, one arm separated
Classification
  • Puppet
Department Ethnographic
Date early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Indonesia
Dimensions Overall (Measurement includes wooden base): 62 × 14.5 × 15 cm (24 7/16 × 5 11/16 × 5 7/8 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 2017.17.13
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)
Donor Donated by Elijah Wald (12/12/2017)

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