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

Collections

Latin America

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.