HAND AND ROD PUPPET, Male

May be moon man or man in the moon. Head - appears to be moulded from papier mache. Has long curving chin in the shape of a sliver of the moon. Mouth is large and open. Nose is large, narrow and pointed. The curve between the top of the chin and the top of the nose resembles the inside curve of a sliver moon. The ears are large and have a C shape moulded over the normal ear. Eyes are deep set. The top of the head is flat, the only inconsistency in the overall moon shape of the head. There appears to be no hair. The head is moulded straight on to the stick which is a piece of dowel approximately 1.6 cm in diameter. The head has been painted a cream/pale yellow colour. 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 classed 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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