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Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentAsia

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NamePuppet
Artist Artist unrecorded
Datec. 1960
Place madeINDONESIA, Southeast Asia, ASIA
MediumPaper, paint, bamboo, thread
Dimensions15 3/4 × 11 5/8 × 1 9/16 in. (40 × 29.5 × 4 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1981.38.7
Object numberA.1981.38.7
Description"Jumping jack" cut, tied, strung. Painted, dancer, black and gold crowned hair silver face, torso, orange necklace. Red arms with gold bracelets, multicolored skirt, black, tan pants. Red legs, gold anklets, all on bamboo stick.
String toy
Artist unrecorded
c. 1960
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Artist unrecorded
c. 1960
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c. 1960
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c. 1960
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