Accession No
1955.141 B
Description
Puppets. One of four Chinese puppets made of rice paste, coloured and varnished, with sticks for holding. They represent two men and two women.
Place
Asia; East Asia; China | Asia; South Asia; India; Calcutta
Period
Source
Bouquet, Alan Coates (Reverend Dr) [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1955.141 B
Cultural Affliation
Material
Wood; Paste; Pigment
Local Term
Measurements
55mm x 225mm x 20mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Card Catalogue reads:
'55.141 A/D ASIA, CHINA
Four puppets made of rice paste, coloured and glazed [added in biro 'rather varnished'], representing two men & two women. The figures are 4 1/2 ins high plus sticks for holding.
Made in Calcutta by a Chinaman, who sold them there to the donor. Of Chinese character.
c. & d. Dr A.C. Bouquet.'
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Context (Other owners)
Collected by: Bouquet, Dr A.C.
Event Date
Author: ashleigh griffin
Description (Physical description)
Four Chinese puppets made of rice paste, coloured and varnished, and with sticks for holding. They represent two men and two women
Event Date 1955
Author: ashleigh griffin
FM:285224
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