Puppet, hand. A. Head: carved wood, dark pink with blue features, brown, black and white eyes, red hair, eyebrows and facial hair, frowning mouth, hole on top of head. B. Body and legs: cloth, white. Hands: wood, white, orange nails. Boots: wood, black and white. B. Robe: cloth, metallic green with white edges, yellow character, sequins and mirrors, 2 yellow tassles, pink and yellow rabbit fur trim. 48 x 31 cm (18 7/8 x 12 3/16 in)
Donor:
Senzan Hsu
Collection place:
Taiwan
Verbatim coll. place:
Taiwan
Collector:
The Hsu Family
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Hand puppets
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama