Maharani (female) puppet. wooden head and neck; face painted yellow with painted black hair, eyes, eyebrows; painted red lips and red marks on nose, eyes, and red emblem of cheek. gold jewelry piece on center of forehead between eyebrows; gold jewelry piece in left nostril; wearing gold necklace, gold earrings with red center. painted red band with yellow spots on crown of head; band has circle centerpiece that is orange with black, circular motif. puppet wearing full-length teal dress with orange, yellow, and black flower pattern; wearing veil of the same fabric, hemmed with colorful ribbon - gold, red, green, silver, indigo, magenta, gold; same ribbon forms a v-neck on bust, and wrapped around upper arms and wrist. bottom of veil attached to bust of puppet. puppet has no hands and no legs
Donor:
Malu Beltran
Collection place:
Jaipur district, Rajasthan, India
Verbatim coll. place:
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Collector:
Martha Beltran
Collection date:
August 3, 2005
Materials:
Metal, Paint (coating), and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Function:
5.0 Use not specified (Ritual, Pageantry, and Recreation)