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