DepartmentAsia

String toy

NamePuppet

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Datec. 1960

Place madeINDONESIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA

MediumPaper, bamboo, paint thread

Dimensions11 1/4 × 10 13/16 × 3 3/8 in. (28.5 × 27.5 × 8.6 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.28.980

Object numberA.1981.28.980

Collections

Asia

Description"Jumping jack" cut, painted, tied, strung. Dancer. Devil-like blue face with red, orange flame like headdress. Red torso, green, orange design, red arms. Gold bracelets, blue sash, multicolored skirt, red, yellow pants, red legs, gold anklets. Bamboo stick.