Marionette Head
Artist: Attributed to
Rosete Aranda
(Mexican, n.d.)
Place made:Puebla, Mexico
Date: 19th century
Medium: Polychromed wood, wool, glass
Dimensions:
h. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); w. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); d. 2 3/4 in. (7 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with Epcot Funds, Walt Disney Co.
Object number: 88.47.4
Label Text
Marionettes and puppets were very popular during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries and were often used for religious and political instruction, as well as for simple entertainment. These rare heads were made by the late Rosete Aranda, a legendary nineteenth century puppet-maker from Puebla. (Marion Oettinger, 1998)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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