Puppet

Museum number:
9-11339
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090011339
Alternate number:
433a (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2696
Description:
puppet, snake (cobra); wood, stain, cloth (cotton); 153 cm length; 10 cm width at widest point.
Donor:
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Ready, Jr. Fund
Collection place:
Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
India, Rajasthan
Culture or time period:
Indian
Collector:
Renaldo "Ronald" Maduro
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Cotton (textile), Satin, and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama and 6.2 Toys, Children’s Utensils, Objects used in the Education of Children
Accession date:
November 11, 1970
Context of use:
? for drama, ? for children's play
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
width 10 centimeters and length 153 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Puppet, accession number 9-11339, described as puppet, snake (cobra); wood, stain, cloth (cotton); 153 cm length; 10 cm width at widest point.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Puppet, accession number 9-11339, described as puppet, snake (cobra); wood, stain, cloth (cotton); 153 cm length; 10 cm width at widest point.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-11339, described as puppet, snake (cobra); wood, stain, cloth (cotton); 153 cm length; 10 cm width at widest point.

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