Marionette

Object number2017.091.0009

Date1920-1929

Mediumwood, metal, textile

DimensionsOther: 5 × 18.25 in. (12.7 × 46.4 cm)

OriginCzechoslovakia

DescriptionA witch marionette wearing a maroon print blouse and black skirt. A dark, green-blue apron with mustard square affixed to its front covers most of the skirt. She has a pale peach headscarf. She has brown slippers on her feet. Her face, arms and legs are green. She has dark hair and eyebrows on a pronounced forehead. She has red-brown eyes and red lips, a pointed nose and chin. 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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