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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

    1

    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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    Anthropology

    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

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