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1928.29.2

Shadow puppet of a man.

1928.29.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Shadow puppet of a man.
Geographical reference
Turkey
Asia > Western Asia > Turkey
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1928
Date collected
By 1928
Acquisition information
Donated: 1928
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Pigment, Process Cutwork, Process Painted
Dimensions
Length: max 275 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1928.29.2 Other numbers: 2
Research and responses

Related Documents File - Letter from Michael Prynne to Beatrice Blackwood, dated 19 April [no year]: '...A curious feature is the absence of women among the figures (leaving out the Western dancers and drummer and the woman in the carriage). There are no Turkish women to appear as K's or H's wife and so on. Any display ought to include figure No 1, Karagöz and 26, Hajivad, as these characters are common to all performances. Whereas No 1 is the best Karagöz figure, the No 26, Hajivad is designed to go with a small Karagöz figure, eg. No. 18. In Numich they display the Karagöz figures against a white screen lit from behind, but, unlike the shadow show, the figures on the spectators side of the screen. This is quite effective. W is less heavy than your doubl glazed frame. ...' Also included is a short essay entitled: 'The Turkish "Karagöz" Shadow Puppet Theatre', including references, and a list of the figures in this collection. [See file for full text.] [MOB 26/11/2001]

Search terms: Theatre and Drama, Figure, Shadow Puppet

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