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1985.36.33

Hand puppet: a woman carrying a rolling pin. [SM 25/11/2008]

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1985.36.33

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hand puppet: a woman carrying a rolling pin. [SM 25/11/2008]
Long description
Hand puppet: a woman carrying a rolling pin. Painted wooden head and hands. Large open mouth. Artifical hair. Dressed in head scarf, sack cloth covered by skirt of red and white polka dot material. Smock of linen embroidered on the front and sleeves. Carries wooden rolling pin. [SM 25/11/2008]
Geographical reference
Russia
Europe > Eastern Europe > Russia
Cultural groups
European Russian
Date / Period
Date made: 1930-1940
Date collected
1930 - 1972
Acquisition information
Donated: 1972 Found unentered: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Pigment, Material Textile, Material Linen Flax Bast Fibre Textile Plant, Process Carved, Process Painted, Process Embroidered, Process Woven
Dimensions
Height 500 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.36.33

Search terms: Theatre and Drama, Toy and Game, Figure, Puppet

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