Puppet on hobby horse

NameToy puppet

Maker Emíro José da Silva ((Miro))

Date1990s

Place madeCarpina, Pernambuco, Brazil, South America

MediumWood, cotton, paint, string, vegetable fiber, metal, leather

Dimensions22 13/16 × 5 1/8 × 7 1/2 in. (58 × 13 × 19 cm)

Credit LineGift of Antonio C. La Pastina and Dale A. Rice

Terms

Carpina

Object numberA.2013.30.9

DescriptionPuppet in bright cotton print clothing sits on hobby horse which consists of a flat back, neck and head with cotton print skirt around the bottoms and side edges. The puppet has a pink cap and orange sandals with green straps. The horse is white with a black nose, brown leather ears and a braided fiber tail. Puppet is suspended from a royal blue handle by black string. Signed MIRO on inside of right sandal.