Marionette

Object number2017.091.0015

Date1920-1929

Mediumwood, metal, textile

DimensionsOther: 3.5 × 22.5 in. (8.9 × 57.2 cm)

OriginCzechoslovakia

DescriptionThe marionette of a frog man wearing an ecru coat and pants with a pale orange shirt. The pants and coat have mustard cuffs. He has webby feet, and green arms and legs. His head is a lighter green with dark green hair, a pronounced brow ridge and lower jaw. His eyes are brown with red outlines and he has a wide, red mouth that is turned downward. 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 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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