Water puppet of a fairy with articulated arms attached to nylon thread. The skin is painted white and the clothing is red, gold and green. A gold crown is carved on top of the head which has two large gold ear rings. The arms hang down with the hands at right angles and there is a red wrist band on each wrist.
puppet
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