hand puppet, Beast
Report a Mistake- Date Made 1983
- Event --
- Affiliation English Canadian
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Szychowski, Krzysztot
Van Dyke, Kathleen - Object Number 94-1554
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Niagara Falls, Township / District - Welland, County of
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Recreational artifacts
- Sub-category Public entertainment device
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1983/01/01
- Latest 1983/12/31
- Materials Polyester, Plastic, Sheep's wool, Textile, Rubber
- Measurements Length 50.0 cm, Width 7.0 cm, Depth 35.0 cm
- Related activity Puppetry
- Caption Character from a theatre production
- Additional Information Beast and M. Racine, Summer 1983, written by Tommy Unger, performed in Niagara Peninsula playgrounds during the summer of 1983 under a Canada Summer Works grant.
- Caption Miscellaneous Artists and Companies – 1980s
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Additional Information
This page relates to puppets created during this period, as well as to a selection of documents pertaining to the era.
- Caption Hand Puppet
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Additional Information
(Alternate name: Glove Puppet)
Category of puppet manipulated from below. Hand puppets generally consist of a hollow head and a fabric costume attached at the base of the neck. This type of puppet is controlled by a hand placed inside the costume: one or two fingers are fed into the neck; the others are placed in each of the arms, providing direct control of the puppet's movements. The head and hands of a hand puppet can be made of materials that are either solid (wood, plastic wood, papier mâché) or pliable (fabric, foam rubber, latex). Hand puppets usually have no legs; when they do have legs, these hang limply without being controlled.
Definition inspired by the Kenneth B. McKay book, Puppetry in Canada: An Art to Enchant, published by the Ontario Puppetry Association. Copyright 1980
Hand and Rod Puppet
Type of puppet which combines both hand and rod techniques. A hand placed inside the head of the puppet controls its movements, while the other hand controls the two rods attached to the puppet's arms. In some variations, two puppeteers share manipulation. The term "hand and rod puppet" can also be used to describe a hand puppet whose head is controlled by a short rod concealed inside the costume.
Definition inspired by the Kenneth B. McKay book, Puppetry in Canada: An Art to Enchant, published by the Ontario Puppetry Association. Copyright 1980