Karagöz puppet

Museum number:
9-6277
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090006277
Alternate number:
182 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2030
Description:
Turkish shadow-play figure of painted vellum; Karagöz, “the black-eyed man”. The first character of the Turkish Shadow play. The play takes its name from this character.
Donor:
İlhan Başgöz and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Turkey
Collector:
İlhan Başgöz
Collection date:
before July 9, 1965
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Shadow puppets
Function:
5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama
Accession date:
1965
Context of use:
The first character of the Turkish Shadow play. The play takes its name from this character.
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Karagöz puppet, accession number 9-6277, described as Turkish shadow-play figure of painted vellum; Karagöz, “the black-eyed man”. The first character of the Turkish Shadow play. The play takes its name from this character.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Karagöz puppet, accession number 9-6277, described as Turkish shadow-play figure of painted vellum; Karagöz, “the black-eyed man”. The first character of the Turkish Shadow play. The play takes its name from this character.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Karagöz puppet, accession number 9-6277, described as Turkish shadow-play figure of painted vellum; Karagöz, “the black-eyed man”. The first character of the Turkish Shadow play. The play takes its name from this character.

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