Puppet

Museum number:
9-5793a,b
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Accession number:
Acc.2086 and Acc.374
Description:
(a) Wood and cloth puppet decorated with sequins and rabbit (?) fur; represents Hsuan Tsang (Chang) or Tripitaka, 7th century A.D. Chinese pilgrim to India; Length 16 inches
Donor:
Frank B. Bessac, Phoebe Apperson Hearst, and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Taiwan
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Accession date:
1909 and 1965
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Puppet, accession number 9-5793a,b, described as (a) Wood and cloth puppet decorated with sequins and rabbit (?) fur; represents Hsuan Tsang (Chang) or Tripitaka, 7th century A.D. Chinese pilgrim to India; Length 16 inches

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