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1985.36.71

Shadow puppet, head only. Cut from animal skin and coloured black and red. There is a split in the neck. [BS [OPS Move] 07/07/2016]

1985.36.71

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shadow puppet, head only. Cut from animal skin and coloured black and red. There is a split in the neck. [BS [OPS Move] 07/07/2016]
Geographical reference
China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
West China
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source Winifred Wilkinson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1930
Date collected
circa 1920 - 1930
Acquisition information
Donated: 1972 Found unentered: 1985
Materials and processes
Material Animal Skin, Material Metal Wire, Process Knotted, Process Jointed
Dimensions
Length: max 137 mm, Width: max 119 mm, Depth: max 1 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1985.36.71

Search terms: Theatre and Drama, Figure, Shadow Puppet

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