Puppet: Man Riding an Elephant

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Object Details

Donor Name

Government Of India

Notes

Elephant: wood figure, padded with cotton and covered with cotton fabric. Grey elephant, red saddle blanket, metallic fringe and trim. Man: painted wood head, stuffed cotton body. Long legs safety-pinned together under the elephant's neck. Blue pants, red shirt, and red and yellow striped skirt. Strings attached to elephant head and tail, and man's head.

Record Last Modified

1 Dec 2014

Specimen Count

Culture

Indian

Accession Date

5 Sep 1990

Accession Number

368720

USNM Number

E431728-0

Object Type

Puppet

Length

ca. 44 cm

Width

ca. 13 cm

Height

ca. 58 cm

Place

Rajasthan, India, Asia

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Data Source

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic

Ethnology

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/330385beb-33b0-440d-9f2d-29acb899ddf2

Record ID

nmnhanthropology_8548272