Small string puppet of a witch(?) character. She wears a jacket with white and pink stripes over a light grey pattern, a long grey with white pinstripe skirt, red apron, and dark purple head scarf with leaves pattern. She has painted pink legs and black shoes. Her face is a light green with dark pink lips, red eyes, one orange eyelid with blue creases, and light brown hair. Her right eyebrow is down turned. She has a large black wart on the side of her chin, a large bottom fang extending out of her mouth and a large hooked nose. Her hands, legs and face are carved. The control stick is attached to the head by a long metal rod, with strings extending from the control stick to limbs. The body is jointed at the elbows, knees, shoulders, and hips – with fabric upper arms.

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• Type of Item puppet
• Culture Czech
• Material wood, fibre, paint, metal
• Measurements height 67.3 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 10.5 cm (overall)

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• Creator Josef Lada
• Previous Owner Petr Skacel
• Received from Petr Skacel, Michael O'Brian Family Foundation

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• Made in Czech Republic

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• Creation Date between 1920 and 1927
• Ownership Date before June 2, 2021
• Acquisition Date on June 2, 2021

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• Condition good
• Accession Number 3472/0024