MARIONETTE, mother

H1988.789

Female puppet, the mother,(see H88/788 & 790, daughter and father). Body - Head made from wooden ball, with painted features and thick painted hair. Limbs made from wooden dowels, joined together with metal rings. Body is a rectangular wooden block. Consists of 12 pieces, head, body, 2 upper arms, 2 fore arms with pink felt hands, 2 upper legs, 2 lower legs, 2 shoes covered in purple felt. Strings attached to head, hands, knees and back. Clothes - Pale blue nylon shirt, long red and blue flowery skirt, purple felt shoes. The entire collection of marionettes and puppets, which includes 31 marionettes, 26 hand puppets (glove and rod), 20 puppet heads, 9 hand sticks, 3 stick dolls and a travelling stage, were used, and many were made, by Miss Frances Rogers. Miss Rogers, born on 19 Oct 1904, went to teacher's college in 1930 and joined the Education Department of WA in 1934. Between 1934 and her retirement in 1967, she taught at various country schools, took special classes for deaf and dumb children in Mosman Park and classes for mentally and physically disabled children in Leederville. She used the puppets as teaching aids for the disabled children.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H1988.789
Accession Date: 29 Dec 1988

Material

Nylon/Textile

Wood, paint, metal rings, cotton, nylon, strings, felt.

Cotton/Textile
Wood/Wood
Metal
Felt/Textile
Wood
Metal/Metal

Measurement

height310mm

 


 

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