Puppet, Hand

Puppet, Hand

Male Chinese Cantonese wire rod puppet. Head is molded clay solid torso of wood cloth upper arms and legs and carved wooden forearms hands lower legs and feet. Cloth covered shoes. Operated from behind with rods extending horizontally from the puppet's waist and hands. Head is a separate piece. Male has a pink face que white silk gown with embroidered dragon robe design.

2002.049.001