puppet

Kathputli string puppet in the form of snake charmer consisting of a carved wooden head covered and decorated with polychrome pigments. The puppet has textile arms and lower legs and is holding a textile pipe. The puppet wears a textile costume including a pink headdress, a pink shirt and paisley trousers which are decorated with metallic thread. Various strings attached. Snake missing.

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