Indian Female Puppet on Stick
Product ID: A1108-020
$995.00
About this piece
A puppet in a patchwork blouse, waiting for her cue.
Puppet makers in Bengal and Odisha, India, assembled this female puppet on a stick in the 20th century from cloth, hair and wood. Rod and stick puppets are a long-standing performance tradition in eastern India. A painted wooden head with white face and red lips wears a tuft of black hair. The body is a brown striped blouse with narrow red sleeves and a gathered skirt of green, red and brown cloth. Trim runs along the hem of the top.
About 46 inches tall on its stick. She stands taller than most guests and talks less.
