Hand puppet

Museum number:
9-22396
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022396
Accession number:
Acc.4735
Description:
Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)
Donor:
Senzan Hsu
Collection place:
Taiwan
Verbatim coll. place:
Taiwan
Culture or time period:
Taiwanese
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
Accession date:
December 15, 2003
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
height 45 centimeters and width 32 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22396, described as Puppet, hand. Red Mandarin. A. Head: carved wood, orange with black and brown features, red circle on nose, painted black skull cap, long black facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth Hands: tan plastic. Boots: wood, black and white. C. Robe: cloth, black with light green embroidery, red and white plastic edges, sequins and mirrors, yellow, purple and white rabbit fur trim. 45 x 32 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/8 in)

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