Paper pattern for making puppet? It is made from fine tracing paper. On c. part of a manufacturers mark is visible. ('AIR' in a circle with a bow or emblem across the centre.) A snippet of it is also visible on h. The shapes have been drawn on the paper in pencil and cut out around the edges. a. Envelope in which pieces were contained. 'Flannel Graph / Minnie Mouse' written on the front in blue biro. b. Head with features drawn in pencil. Mouth is open and smiling. Nose eye and hair are also drawn in. c. Largest piece. May be body. d. Ears and top of head. e. Unidentified. f. Hand with fingers drawn in pencil. Narrows at wrist and has cuff. g. Foot ? Long foot shape with square shape at right angles. h. Unidentified curved piece. i. Tail ? Long thin piece with bulbous end. j. Unidentified piece, curved. k. Unidentified thin curved piece. l. Unidentified round piece. 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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History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1989.305 |
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| Accession Date: | 2 May 1989 |
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