String Puppet Item Number: 2886/4 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
String puppet with a decorated yellow hat that has a high centre point and ear-area embellishments. Facial features are painted on, as are finger, toes, and some wrinkles on the neck. The puppet wears a long red tunic with a yellow belt at the waist and a matching neck ornament, both made out of paper. Matching pants cover the legs, and both pants and tunic are edged with gold. The puppet is controlled by strings attached to the upper back, sides of the head, thighs and hands. The arms are moveable at shoulders and elbow, and the legs at the hip and knee.
Narrative
Collected in Burma by Charles and Jane Brant, around 1949.
Item History
- Made before 1950
- Collected during 1949
- Owned by Roger Brant before May 26, 2011
- Received from Roger Brant (Donor) on May 26, 2011
What
- Name
- String Puppet
- Identification Number
- 2886/4
- Type of Item
- puppet
- Material
- wood, cotton fibre and paper
- Overall
- height 5.0 cm, width 10.5 cm, depth 23.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Burmese
- Previous Owner
- Roger Brant
- Received from
- Roger Brant (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- “Myanmar” ?
When
- Creation Date
- before 1950
- Collection Date
- during 1949
- Ownership Date
- before May 26, 2011
- Acquisition Date
- on May 26, 2011
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 2886/0004