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Hand Puppet3350/4

Joey the Clown puppet. Hand puppet of the Joey the Clown character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Hands are beige. Face is painted white with a red nose, lips and triangles on the cheeks and forehead. Red lines and dots are painted around the light blue eyes. Black eyebrows painted in a semi-circle over eyes. Three large, black pom-poms glued to top of head for hair. Character is wearing a white ruffled shirt over its white fabric body. Shirt has frilled collar, epaulettes and hemline. Ruffles are trimmed with silver, red and dark blue wavy lines. Sun-like shape in centre of shirt. Shape is a red circle, with a dark blue outline and silver triangles protruding from it. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, linden wood, acrylic paint, metal and oak wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3350/2

Judy puppet. Hand puppet of the Judy character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted beige. Character has a protruding chin and long, hooked nose. Nose, cheeks and chin are rosy. Lips are red and eyes are light blue. Small red dots in the corners of the eyes. Character is wearing blue eye shadow, has long lashes and large black eyebrows. Dark brown lines on face to highlight nostrils, mouth, chin, furrowed brow, shadows under eyes and ears. Judy has short strands of yellow yarn for hair and is wearing a white, lace-like bonnet secured with a red checkered bow. Character is wearing a light blue, white-dotted dress, with lacy cuffs, and a white, lace-like apron secured with two red checkered ties. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, linden wood, acrylic paint, cotton fibre, metal and oak wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3350/8

Doctor puppet. Hand puppet of the Doctor character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted beige. Character has long, thin nose and prominent jaw. Nose and cheeks are rosy. Lips are light pink and eyes are light blue. Small red dots in the corners of the eyes. Character has large black eyebrows. Dark brown lines on face highlight nostrils, mouth, chin, ears, furrowed brow, eyelids and under eye area. The Doctor has a ring of white, fuzzy hair glued around his head and is wearing circle eyeglasses. The gold frames are nailed into his head. Character is wearing a white doctor’s coat, with two chest pockets, overtop a dark green vest with vine patterns. Vest is overtop a grey, striped fabric body. Above vest, attached to fabric body, is a black bow tie. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, linden wood, acrylic paint, oak wood and metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3350/6

Policeman puppet. Hand puppet of the Policeman character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted beige. Character has large rounded nose and cheeks. Nose, cheeks and chin are rosy. Lips are light pink and eyes are light blue. Small red dots in the corners of the eyes. Character has black eyebrows and a dark brown mustache. Dark brown lines on face highlight nostrils, mouth, chin, ears, eyelids and under eye area. The Policeman has a ring of black, fuzzy hair glued around his head and is wearing a dark blue police helmet. Helmet has a silver badge on the front and a silver spike on top. Character is wearing a silver-buttoned, dark blue uniform jacket, with two chest pockets. Rest of fabric body is a matching dark blue. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, linden wood, acrylic paint, metal and oak wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3350/9 a-b

Devil puppet. Hand puppet of the Devil character, from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head and hands carved from wood. Components painted dark red. Character has protruding chin, hooked nose and pointed ears. Two tall, angled horns on forehead. Has black goatee. Eyes are circlular, and painted yellow with small, black pupils. Black lines on face highlight nostrils, chin, ears, furrowed brow and cheek bones. Frowning mouth is painted black. Has large slanted eyebrows. Fingers have pointed ends. Character is wearing a separate black, satin cape with a red interior (part b). Cape has high, ruffled collar. Wearing a silver-gold vest with black lines, giving it a scaled appearance. Vest only on front side of puppet and is overtop a red, velvet-like robe. Above vest, attached to robe, is a black, lace-like ascot tie. Velvet-like robe has braided trim around the bottom edge. Braid made from small gold, emerald green and dark purple plastic ribbons. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the body of the puppet to control the head and hands.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, linden wood, acrylic paint, plastic, metal and oak wood
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hand Puppet3350/1 a-b

Punch puppet. Hand puppet of the Punch character (part a) and his slapstick (part b), from a Punch and Judy puppet set. Head, hands and legs carved from wood. Head and hands painted beige. Character has protruding chin and long, hooked nose. Nose, cheeks and chin are rosy. Lips are red and eyes light blue. Small red dots in the corners of the eyes. Character is wearing blue eye shadow and has large black eyebrows. Dark brown lines on face to highlight nostrils, mouth, chin, furrowed brow, ears and wrinkles around eyes. Punch has white fuzzy hair, glued to his head, and is wearing a red, yellow and gold jester’s hat. Character is wearing a red tunic with a large, yellow ruffled collar and a frilled hemline. Collar has a line of dark red trim. Cuffs have a line of wavy yellow trim. Bottom edge of tunic has two rows of wavy gold trim. Two lines down front of tunic, with an oval in between them. Lines and oval made up of yellow and orange fringe decoration. Stuffed, oval-like shapes attached to the back and belly of Punch. Shapes are same colour as tunic. Tunic connects to a black fabric body for the puppet. Hanging in front of the black fabric are two wooden legs. Legs are painted bright yellow. Has short-heeled, red shoes with yellow and red ruffles on them. Metal ring along bottom edge of body opening. Operated by inserting hand inside the black fabric body to control the head and hands. The slap stick is made of two and a half grey-brown, thin slats of wood.

Culture
English
Material
fibre, acrylic paint, linden wood, oak wood and metal
Made in
United Kingdom and Axminster, Devon, England
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paddle50.2/513
This Song is a Museum2932/5

Round drum with elk hide stretched over a wooden frame, pulled over the sides and secured at the back with fifteen hide ties. There are black and gray ink splash patterns on the face of the drum. There is a large translucent section near the edge. The ties are gathered in a Y shape at the centre of the back. A black string is tied to two of the hide strips on the back, for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
elk skin, oak wood, ink, adhesive and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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This Song is a Museum2932/2

Circular drum with hide stretched over a wooden frame and secured at the back with thin hide ties which are gathered in a cross pattern at the centre. There is a large, black, triangular-like splash pattern on the top of the drum, with many spatter marks. There is a black rectangular stamp on the outside of the wooden frame. A black string is tied to two of the hide strips on the back, for hanging.

Culture
Tahltan
Material
elk skin, oak wood, ink and fibre
Made in
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Chair1938.117.3