DepartmentAsia
String Toy
NamePuppet
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Datec. 1960
(not assigned)Indonesia, INDONESIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA
MediumPaper, bamboo, paint
Dimensions16 9/16 × 4 5/16 × 3 3/8 in. (42 × 11 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Girard Foundation Collection, A.981.28.978
Object numberA.1981.28.978
DescriptionCut, painted, tied, strung. Blue face with pink horned crown. Red mouth. Arms, torso with black design, blue, black, short skirt, blue, red pants, stockings, black boots. All on bamboo handle activated by string in back like jumping jack.
1920-1972
1920-1972
