Glove puppet of a female figure with a short central rod. The head is made from a painted gourd and shows 'Khivan' features - a pronounced chin and rosebud mouth. Her expression is neutral. She has long black hair and thick eyebrows and is dressed in a head-scarf made from fabric decorated in a green and red floral pattern against a white background; a synthetic ikat robe in brown and yellow which is trimmed in golden openwork fabric at the neck and cuffs.
glove puppet
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