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Object Details

Donor Name: Government Of India

Elephant: wood figure, padded with cotton and covered with cotton fabric. Grey elephant, red saddle blanket, metallic fringe and trim. Man: painted wood head, stuffed cotton body. Long legs safety-pinned together under the elephant's neck. Blue pants, red shirt, and red and yellow striped skirt. Strings attached to elephant head and tail, and man's head.
Record Last Modified: 1 Dec 2014
Specimen Count: 1

Culture: Indian

Accession Number: 368720
USNM Number: E431728-0

Object Type: Puppet

Length: ca. 44 cm
Width: ca. 13 cm
Height: ca. 58 cm

Place: Rajasthan, India, Asia

See more items in: Anthropology

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

Topic: Ethnology

Record ID: nmnhanthropology_8548272

Metadata Usage (text): CC0

GUID (Link to Original Record): http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/330385beb-33b0-440d-9f2d-29acb899ddf2

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