Artifact of the Week — April 29, 2021

Posted by on April 29, 2021
A boy and girl dual puppet
A boy and girl dual puppet

A boy and girl dual puppet, dressed in Swiss costume with jointed legs and with their arms joined together. The girl wears a crepe paper skirt. Wires indicate they were meant to jiggle-dance. A wire suspends them. Puppets are made of wood and a type of mache. Probably played with in the Williams family pre-1900.  (Williams, Frances collection)

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