Period:Unknown Production date:1850-1950 (circa)
Materials:donkey skin, metal,
Technique:stained, painted, incised,
Dimensions:Height: 27.70 centimetres Weight: 25 grammes (with a) Width: 13.10 centimetres Depth: 1.40 centimetres
Description:
Shadow puppet body, matching head As.2000.1.420.a, made from donkey hide with incised, stained and painted detail. Three metal rods at neck and arms for movement; jointed pieces fastened by string. Similar to As.2000.1.411.b with cape-like protrusion at red tassels on one leg. Leg edge has become folded over.
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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.
Materials:donkey skin, metal,
Technique:stained, painted, incised,
Dimensions:Height: 27.70 centimetres Weight: 25 grammes (with a) Width: 13.10 centimetres Depth: 1.40 centimetres
Description:
Shadow puppet body, matching head As.2000.1.420.a, made from donkey hide with incised, stained and painted detail. Three metal rods at neck and arms for movement; jointed pieces fastened by string. Similar to As.2000.1.411.b with cape-like protrusion at red tassels on one leg. Leg edge has become folded over.
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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.
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