Conservation assessment: LIMIT HANDLING; the fabric is powdering and very delicate. The puppet should remain on pallet whenever possible. Requires two people to remove pallet from the box. When tilting or moving the box, keep the head end of the box…
Sicilian rod puppet operated from above. Face, legs of painted wood or plaster. Hands of metal. Armor, shield, sword, scabbard of unpainted tin decorated with copper and brass lions atop helmet, on shield and breastplate. Skirt of white silk with…
Sicilian rod puppet operated from above. Face, hands, feet of painted wood or plaster. Armor, shield, sword, scabbard of unpainted tin. Skirt of pale-red muslin with metallic tape trim. Tin lion atop helmet, on shield and breastplate.