rod marionette hat
Report a Mistake- Date Made Circa 1880
- Event --
- Affiliation Czechoslovakian, American (culture)
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Farsky, Hynek
- Object Number 94-960
- Place of Origin Continent - North America, Country - United States of America, Municipality - Chicago
- Place of Use Continent - North America
- Category Recreational artifacts
- Sub-category Public entertainment device
- Department Folklore
- Museum CMH
- Earliest 1875/01/01
- Latest 1885/12/31
- Materials Textile, Cardboard, Bird feather
- Measurements Height 8.3 cm, Outside Diameter 19.6 cm
- Related activity Puppetry
- Caption Costume from a theatre production
- Additional Information Bohemian patriotic plays, operas and fairy tales, ca. 1880-1930s. In 1880 Hynek Farsky, a Czech carver, immigrated to Chicago where he created puppets and did puppet shows in the traditions of his homeland.