Glove puppet representing ALI IBN HOMIJON. A gourd head with features painted on: large, wide eyes; lashes; eyebrows and a drooping moustache in black wool. An open fronted robe in light and dark blue, green, and gold thread; with a tablet-woven trim in black and white around the edges and cuffs; and a frontal tie. A plain hessian underskirt. Wears the pointed red hat of a DERVISH, with a white turban and imitation jewel (opal) in a metal mount. A tablet-woven choker in black, blue, yellow, red, and white. Beige fabric hands. Mounted on a plain wooden stick.
Ibn Ali Homijon
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