Dramatic Museum Realia

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Dramatic Museum Realia: Puppets: Ghana: Gallery

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African rod puppet

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Title

African rod puppet

Description

Carved wood with arms jointed with string. Head, trunk and legs of one piece, not articulated. From the Gold Coast.

Source

Dramatic Museum Realia
Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Columbia University

Identifier

DM number: P50.02
Box: 46

Coverage

Ghana

Additional Item Metadata

Citation

Bell, John. "Puppets and 'The Iconography of Drama': The Brander Matthews Collection at Columbia University." in American Puppetry. Edited by Phyllis T. Dircks, 105-117. New York: McFarland and Company, 2004.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

Rod puppets
wood, string

Physical Dimensions

26.5"

Citation

“African rod puppet,” Columbia University Libraries Online Exhibitions, accessed April 20, 2024, https://exhibitions.library.columbia.edu/exhibits/show/realia/item/1491.

Rare Book & Manuscript Library / Butler Library, 6th Fl. East / 535 West 114th St. / New York, NY 10027 / (212) 854-5153 / rbml@libraries.cul.columia.edu