Hand puppet

Museum number:
9-22414
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090022414
Accession number:
Acc.4735
Description:
Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 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 43 centimeters and width 23 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Hand puppet, accession number 9-22414, described as Puppet, hand. Clown. A. Head: carved wood, white with green, red, orange and black features, rhinestones in eyes, black skull cap, black and red facial hair. B. Body and legs: white cloth. Hands: wood, white with orange nails. Boots: wood, gray and yellow. C. Robe: cloth, yellow with multi-colored sequins, black plastic mirrors, blue rabbit fur trim. 43 x 23 cm (16 15/16 x 9 1/16 in)

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