MARIONETTE HEAD, Clown

This is a large, attractive puppet head. Made in two sections, cut vertically in front of the ears. The back of the head is cut on an angle from the back of the chin to the middle back of the head. There is a large hole in this, opening at the bottom. All features are carved, except the eyebrows which are painted black in a high arc over the eyes. The top of the head is bare wood, the remainder is painted cream. A large red mouth has been painted over the mouth, the end of the nose is also painted red. The eyes are blue with black around them. The puppet also has carved ears. 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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