Marionette

Object number2017.091.0010

Date1920-1929

Mediumwood, metal, textile

DimensionsOther: 3 × 19 in. (7.6 × 48.3 cm)

OriginCzechoslovakia

DescriptionThe marionette of a girl wearing a red dress with a white collar and apron. She has black heels on her feet. A red cap with white lace around the face is carved into her head. She has dark eyes, and pink lips and cheeks. A long wire is attached to the top of her head with a wooden mechanism that resembles a crossbow at its top. Black thread connects her arms and legs to the controls at the top of the wire.

Credit LineGift in honor of Frankie King and Marcia DyKema Gift in memory of Eleanor Larsen, John and Florence Kvasnicka

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