String Puppet Item Number: Eh161 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Male puppet figure: detachable head (part b) has a rod that extends down from the neck and fits into a socket in the top of the torso of the body (part a). The figure is wearing a green and off-white floral print shirt, an off-white fabric skirt, and off-white pants underneath the skirt with horizontal green, grey and pink lines. The figure's legs have been wrapped in newspaper (horse racing results ?), and the figure has been blindfolded with a strip of green, blue, red and off-white fabric.
Item History
- Made in Galle, Sri Lanka
- Collected during 1983
- Owned by Jason Schoonover before January 31, 1984
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller) on January 31, 1984
What
- Name
- String Puppet
- Identification Number
- Eh161 a-b
- Type of Item
- puppet
- Material
- wood, cotton fibre and paint
- Overall
- height 92.5 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 15.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Sinhalese
- Previous Owner
- Jason Schoonover
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) and Jason Schoonover (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Galle, Sri Lanka
When
- Collection Date
- during 1983
- Ownership Date
- before January 31, 1984
- Acquisition Date
- on January 31, 1984
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 0943/0019