Glove puppet of a rich old man; central rod. Facial features include a distorted jaw/chin onto which is painted a jagged white beard and moustache (Cf. 1999.62). The puppet has a dark-brown complexion; black button eyes; bushy eyebrows and protruding ears. He is dressed in a light blue round hat, doppe, with a green trim. His robe, khalat, is of light and dark blue with green and red stripes; the front opening, cuffs and hem are trimmed with gold and black braid. The robe is heavily stained. The hands are made of padded beige fabric.
a rich man
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database sometimes uses language taken from historical documents to help research, which may now appear outdated and even offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections or can suggest corrections to our information, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk