William Simmonds, String puppet, slave... - CSC - VADS: the online resource for visual arts

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Collection	Crafts Study Centre
Woodworker	William Simmonds
Description	String puppet, slave girl with basket, carved and painted wooden body with articulated joints, painted black hair and linen tunic.
Decoration	Straw basket woven with string. Natural linen tunic decorated with beads of solder around hem. Belt around waist tacked to body.
Id Number Current Accession	2003.1.21
Subject	furniture and woodwork, puppet, string puppet
Measurements	44.5 centimetres
Rights Owner	Managed by the Crafts Study Centre.
Technique	carving
Process	The articulated limbs are hinged with metal pins and string loops. Strung with waxed thread.

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