trick marionette, Mr. Scairdy Pants
Report a Mistake- Date Made Circa 1960
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- Affiliation English Canadian
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Artist / Maker / Manufacturer
Clark, Joe
Clark, Win
Hamilton Opera Company - Object Number 94-1786
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Hamilton, Township / District - Wentworth, County of
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada, Province / Territory - Ontario, Municipality - Hamilton, Township / District - Wentworth, County of
- Category Recreational artifacts
- Sub-category Public entertainment device
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1955/01/01
- Latest 1965/12/31
- Materials Wood, Mammal leather, Metal, Textile, Nylon, Bird feather
- Measurements Height 62.0 cm, Width 17.0 cm, Depth 12.5 cm
- Related activity Puppetry
- Caption Character from a theatre production
- Additional Information Bartered Bride, 1960s-1970s
- Caption Miscellaneous Artists and Companies – 1950s
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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 Miscellaneous Artists and Companies – 1960s
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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 Marionette
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Additional Information
(Alternate name: String Puppet)
This category of puppet is controlled from above using strings. Marionettes are usually fully articulated, with strings linking the different parts of the body - head, torso, arms, legs - to a hand-held "control". Several different types of controls exist, with various degrees of complexity (vertical, horizontal, angled). Marionettes can be made of a wide range of materials: wood, paper, fabric, foam rubber, etc.
Tandem Marionette
Marionette combining two characters - sometimes more - which are usually placed side by side and attached to the same control. This type of puppet is most often used when similar characters must make identical movements; e.g., a corps de ballet.
Trick Marionette
A marionette constructed and strung in a way that allows it to perform precise and intricate activities (e.g., juggling, performing complex manoeuvres on a trapeze), or to transform (e.g., when one character changes into another). In the latter case, it should be noted that the term "transformation marionette" can also be used.