Mexican Puppet on Strings

Object/Artifact

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El Camino College Anthropology Museum

E-344A: Puppet in a standing position
E-344A

Puppet in a standing position

Name/Title

Mexican Puppet on Strings

Entry/Object ID

E-344-AB

Description

Object A: A Mexican puppet on strings wearing: a straw sombrero, white shirt, pink sash, and blue jeans. It's holding a mini-Corona beer bottle is its hand, while the label of the Corona bottle has been slightly worn away. The face has black eye sockets in place of eyes, a black nose and lips, and the forehead and cheeks are speckled with black. His red shoes are slightly dirty with white, paste --like residue. Object B: A Red cloth wrapped box the puppet is stored in. It's lined with a plush, satin like cloth. It closes with two latches and has a label with "M-45".

Collection

El Camino College Anthropology Museum

Category

Ethnography
Anthropology

Acquisition

Accession

22.06.04

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Mexico

Condition

Overall Condition

Very Good

Notes

Object A is in perfect functioning conditions

Overall Condition

Fair

Notes

There is water damage on the bottom and up the sides of the box.