VENTRILOQUIST'S DOLL Female

Male hand and rod puppet, shepherd, possibly from a nativity set of 3 kings and a shepherd (H88/795-798). Head - Made from papier mache, painted red cheeks, nose and mouth, large eyes, eyebrows of real hair, grey hair. Movable mouth, operated by a pulley inside glove. Teeth inside mouth. Head held up on a wooden pole, covered by clothing. Arms in clothing with moulded rubber hands. Clothes - Turban and matching garment, made from red, yellow, green, blue and black striped cotton. Maroon border to garment. Flowery neck tie. 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.

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