Glove puppet with a vertical rod. Puppet is of a mature man with a black moustache and eyebrows; a brown nose, ears and cheeks and a wide smile (possibly demonstrating a shady character) painted onto a papier mache head. He is dressed in a blue, green and red striped robe,khalat, the cuffs, hem and front opening of which are trimmed with a glittery fabric. He is wearing a purple 'velvet' round hat, doppe, which is also trimmed with glittery fabric.
glove puppet
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