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UMMM Puppets

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Christianne Myers
Last Updated
May 25, 2022 3:22 p.m.

19 Items in this Learning Collection
Shadow Puppet [Vase of flowers]

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Shadow Puppet [Vase with flowers]

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Shadow Puppet [Cloud]

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Shadow Puppet [Vase of flowers]

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Shadow Puppet [Stool]

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Shadow Puppet [Chair]

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Shadow Puppet [Chair]

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Puppet in the form of a bird

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Puppeteer Yoshida Senshi's New Quick-change Play at Yūki Theater
Image of three figures wearing blue, tan, red, and brown robes. The center figure is a puppeteer. The puppet of the female on the left is looking to its right, and the puppet on the right in the center and on the right are looking to their left.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> This is the center print of a triptych (with 2015/2.157.1 and 2015/2.157.3).
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Shadow Puppet [fragments]

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Shadow Puppet [Stool]

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Human Puppet Head
A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.
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Shadow Puppet [Male figure with hat]

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Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)
Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.
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Shadow Puppet [Male Figure]

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Shadow Puppet [Male figure]

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Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.<br />
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Bunraku (puppet)

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Figure
This Luba Kabongo work depicts a half-figure wearing a striated mask, known as a <em>kifwebe</em>. Decorated with kaolin (white clay) and black pigment, the anthropomorphic mask features a round, convex forehead, a vertical ridge running down from the forehead and forming the nose, long, narrow eyes, and, a wide, rectangular mouth. A highly dense fringe of vegetable fiber encircles the wooden face, completing the mask. A shirt stitched of monkey skin covers the figure’s body and existing arm (one arm has broken off); the uncarved hand is exposed and resembles a paddle. Interestingly, the arms have been designed to be movable, suggesting that this may have been used as a puppet.
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19 Items in this Learning Collection
Shadow Puppet [Vase of flowers]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Vase with flowers]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Cloud]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Vase of flowers]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Stool]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Chair]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Chair]

Collection Object
Puppet in the form of a bird

Collection Object
Puppeteer Yoshida Senshi's New Quick-change Play at Yūki Theater
Image of three figures wearing blue, tan, red, and brown robes. The center figure is a puppeteer. The puppet of the female on the left is looking to its right, and the puppet on the right in the center and on the right are looking to their left.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> This is the center print of a triptych (with 2015/2.157.1 and 2015/2.157.3).
Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [fragments]

Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Stool]

Collection Object
Human Puppet Head
A stylized rendering of a human face with long narrow nose, round eyes set close to bridge of nose, and open, ellipitical mouth. The head is carved in shape of a coiffure that resembles a helmet which extends down the sides of the head. The head is topped with a high arched sagital crest. Patina is dark brown in color with traces of red and blue pigment. Sheet metal cut in circles and long strips embellish the top of the head.
Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Male figure with hat]

Collection Object
Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)
Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.
Collection Object
Shadow Puppet [Male Figure]

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Shadow Puppet [Male figure]

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Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)
A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.<br />
Collection Object
Bunraku (puppet)

Collection Object
Figure
This Luba Kabongo work depicts a half-figure wearing a striated mask, known as a <em>kifwebe</em>. Decorated with kaolin (white clay) and black pigment, the anthropomorphic mask features a round, convex forehead, a vertical ridge running down from the forehead and forming the nose, long, narrow eyes, and, a wide, rectangular mouth. A highly dense fringe of vegetable fiber encircles the wooden face, completing the mask. A shirt stitched of monkey skin covers the figure’s body and existing arm (one arm has broken off); the uncarved hand is exposed and resembles a paddle. Interestingly, the arms have been designed to be movable, suggesting that this may have been used as a puppet.
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Puppet in the form of a bird

Accession Number
1983/2.177

Title
Puppet in the form of a bird

Artist(s)
Malian

Object Creation Date
circa 1960

Medium & Support
carved wood, paint, cloth and synthetic hair

Dimensions
42 15/16 in x 13 in x 7 1/16 in (109 cm x 33 cm x 18 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart Pinsof

Label copy
Performances with movable rod-puppets are held twice annually in the afternoon or evening in the region of Segou. These dramas, which began in the late 19th century, praise and approve traditional social roles and appropriate behavior.

Primary Object Classification
Puppets

Primary Object Type
marionette

Collection Area
African

Rights
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Keywords
Birds
Entertainment
entertaining
puppets (recreational artifacts)
toys
toys (recreational artifacts)

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