Demonic puppet with wings, feathers and limbs hinged by string. Three canes for moving - one of which is broken. Painted mostly in yellow and red. [ASh [OPS move] 31/05/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Demonic puppet with wings, feathers and limbs hinged by string. Three canes for moving - one of which is broken. Painted mostly in yellow and red. [ASh [OPS move] 31/05/2016]
Geographical reference: China
Asia > Eastern Asia > China
Person: Field collector Walter Wilkinson; PRM source Winifred Wilkinson
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1972
Date collected: By 1972
Acquisition information: Donated: 1972
Materials and processes: Material String, Material Cane Plant, Material Paper Plant, Material Pigment, Process Painted, Process Cutwork, Process Tied
Dimensions: Length: max 257 mm with stick, Length: max 227 mm without stick, Width: max 180 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1985.36.129

Further items to explore