one of Zumrat's (Cinderella's) stepsisters

Glove puppet with an internal rod, representing one of Zumrat's (Cinderella's) stepsisters. The puppet's head has been made from a gourd. The puppet has a cream and brown complexion; joined, black eyebrows; wide eyes; green eyelids; long eyelashes; a full mouth and long, black hair. She is wearing a hat formed from a circular band of pink and blue fabric, trimmed with a silver, glittery fabric and attached, at the back, to a white, lace flap. Plain white shift with a lace collar and cuffs over which is robe, which opens at the front and is made from striped ikat fabric in grey, maroon, blue, yellow and dark-blue. The robe is trimmed with a glittery gold, pink, yellow and purple material.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1999.151
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 380 x 305 x 70 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
papier-mâché; wood; textile; paint; vegetable fibre; metal thread; plastic
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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