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| Collection | Crafts Study Centre | |
| Woodworker | William Simmonds | |
| Description | String puppet, water carrier with staff, carved and painted wooden body with articulated joints, and linen skirt. | |
| Decoration | Staff made from bamboo. Painted white cap and beard. Figure painted brown. Turned and carved wooden urn attached to puppet with raffia harness against cloth pad. Natural linen skirt with orange decoration. Staff made from bamboo. | |
| Id Number Current Accession | 2003.1.20 | |
| Subject | furniture and woodwork, puppet, string puppet | |
| Measurements | 46.5 centimetres | |
| Rights Owner | Managed by the Crafts Study Centre. | |
| Technique | carving | |
| Process | The operating mechanism is of turned and carved wood with waxed thread strings. | |