Marionette
Object number2017.091.0012
Date1920-1929
Mediumwood, metal, textile
DimensionsOther: 4 × 18 in. (10.2 × 45.7 cm)
OriginCzechoslovakia
DescriptionThe marionette of a man wearing a white shirt, blue vest, and mustard pants. His shirt is decorated with red embroidery and there is a yellow ribbon around the bottom of his vest. A salmon ribbon is tied around his neck. He wears white stockings and black shoes. A red hat with white and black edging is carved into his head. He has brown eyes and hair, and red lips and cheeks. A long wire is attached to the top of his head with a wooden mechanism that resembles a crossbow at its top. Black thread connects his 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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