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Columbia University
Burmese Marionette
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Puppets: France
Puppets: Ghana
Puppets: India
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Origin
Masks: Africa
Masks: Congo
Masks: Gabon
Masks: Guatemala
Masks: Indonesia
Masks: Italy
Masks: Ivory Coast
Masks: Japan
Masks: Liberia
Masks: Mexico
Masks: New Guinea
Masks: Nigeria
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Masks: United States
Masks: Zaire
Stage Models: Historical
Stage Models: Set
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Title
Burmese marionette of male with white face and red robe
Description
Male with white face hands &feet, pointed headdress, red robe
with silver trim, full-length weighted apron
Source
Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book &Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Identifier
DM number: P20.01
Box: 1
Coverage
Burma
Provenance
Purchased by John Mulholland in Singapore, 1926
Citation
"Marionettes in Museums of the United States," in Puppetry, a
Yearbook of Puppets and Marionettes. Edited by Paul McPharlin,
23-28. Detroit: The Inland Press, 1930. Spaulding, Jean,
"Masks and Marionettes," Institute Magazine Dec. 1929: 12-13,
28-29. Bell, John. "Puppets and 'The Iconography of Drama':
The Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University." in
American Puppetry. Edited by Phyllis T. Dircks, 105-117. New
York: McFarland and Company, 2004.
Original Format
Marionettes (stringed puppets)
wood, cloth
Physical Dimensions
13" (21.5")
Citation
“Burmese marionette of male with white face and red robe,” CU Libraries Exhibitions ,accessed December 10,
2012, https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/items/show/1336.
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Columbia University
Burmese Marionette
https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/puppets_burma/item/1336
CU Libraries Exhibitions |Dramatic Museum Realia
https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/puppets_burma/item/1336[12/10/12 2:07:02 PM]
CU Home Libraries Home Rare Book &Manuscript Library
Rare Book &Manuscript Library /Butler Library, 6th Fl. East /535 West 114th St. /New York, NY 10027 /(212) 854-5153 /rbml@libraries.cul.columia.edu
©Columbia University Libraries
Dramatic Museum Realia
Home
Puppets: Burma
Puppets: China
Puppets: England
Puppets: France
Puppets: Ghana
Puppets: India
Puppets: Indonesia
Puppets: Italy
Puppets: Japan
Puppets: Mexico
Puppets: Russia
Puppets: Thailand
Puppets: Turkey
Puppets: United States
Puppets: Unknown
Origin
Masks: Africa
Masks: Congo
Masks: Gabon
Masks: Guatemala
Masks: Indonesia
Masks: Italy
Masks: Ivory Coast
Masks: Japan
Masks: Liberia
Masks: Mexico
Masks: New Guinea
Masks: Nigeria
Masks: North America
Masks: Sri Lanka
Masks: Thailand
Masks: United States
Masks: Zaire
Stage Models: Historical
Stage Models: Set
Click image below to view larger
Send feedback on this item
Name:
Email:
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Item Informatio
Title
Burmese marionette of male with white face and red robe
Description
Male with white face hands &feet, pointed headdress, red robe
with silver trim, full-length weighted apron
Source
Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book &Manuscript Library, Columbia University
Identifier
DM number: P20.01
Box: 1
Coverage
Burma
Provenance
Purchased by John Mulholland in Singapore, 1926
Citation
"Marionettes in Museums of the United States," in Puppetry, a
Yearbook of Puppets and Marionettes. Edited by Paul McPharlin,
23-28. Detroit: The Inland Press, 1930. Spaulding, Jean,
"Masks and Marionettes," Institute Magazine Dec. 1929: 12-13,
28-29. Bell, John. "Puppets and 'The Iconography of Drama':
The Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University." in
American Puppetry. Edited by Phyllis T. Dircks, 105-117. New
York: McFarland and Company, 2004.
Original Format
Marionettes (stringed puppets)
wood, cloth
Physical Dimensions
13" (21.5")
Citation
“Burmese marionette of male with white face and red robe,” CU Libraries Exhibitions ,accessed December 10,
2012, https://exhibitions.cul.columbia.edu/items/show/1336.
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