Greek shadow puppet (karagiozis)

NamePuppet

CultureGreek

Dateca. 1950s-1970s

Place madeGreece, Europe

MediumVellum, paint, metal, paper

Dimensions13 3/16 × 3 15/16 in. (33.5 × 10 cm)

Credit LineGift of Karen F. Beall and Dale K. Haworth

Object numberA.2015.65.19

Collections

Europe

DescriptionPuppet still in original plastic packaging. Figure has olive skin and black hair. Wearing a green top and shows the mid-riff. Lower half is covered by what appears to be pants and the shoes have a curved toe.

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