Male hand and rod puppet, king, possibly from a nativity set of 3 kings and a shepherd (H88/795-799). Head - Made from papier mache, painted face and red lips, brown glass eyes, dark grey eyebrows, beard and moustache. Head held up by wooden pole, covered by clothes. Papier mache hands painted pink. Clothes - Green coat, decorated with gold braid and red cord, over maroon under garment. Maroon hat, also decorated with gold braid and black velvet down back of neck. 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 DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1988.796 |
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| Accession Date: | 30 Dec 1988 |
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Material
| Hair/Hair | Papier mache, paint, cotton, wood, hair, glass eyes, velvet, gold braid, red cord.
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Measurement
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