String Puppet Item Number: 1232/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A wooden male puppet (Zawgyi or Magician character) carved with black hair in a bun and a black hair for a moustache. He has an orange and yellow headdress decorated with sequins and glass circles. He is wearing a robe with a pink top that has a shiny floral pattern, and a pink and pearl-coloured robe with a swirl and zig zag pattern. His shoes are painted black. Attached to a wooden marionette handle with strings.
History Of Use
The Zawgyi (Magician) is one of a set of 28 stock characters from Burmese yoke thé (string puppetry).
Item History
- Made
- Collected during 1981
- Owned by Alan Davidson before September 8, 1987
- Received from Alan Davidson (Donor) on September 8, 1987
What
Who
- Culture
- Burmese
- Previous Owner
- Alan Davidson
- Received from
- Alan Davidson (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar” ?
When
- Collection Date
- during 1981
- Ownership Date
- before September 8, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on September 8, 1987
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 1232/0003