Marionette in the form of a caricatured man with two maneuvering bars

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A marionette (2007.7.471a) in the form of a caricatured man with two (2) detached maneuvering bars (2007.7.471b-c). The man is jointed at the arms, legs, neck, and waist. His head is black with black, woolen hair and eyebrows. He has large black and white eyes and a wide, red mouth. He is wearing a green shirt with white polka dots, a blue and white striped vest, and tan and brown corduroy pants. His shirt has a white collar, stitched down the middle with two milky white plastic buttons at the neck. His vest has black plastic bead buttons and a decorative brass chain. The man's hands are covered in black fabric. He is wearing light green socks with dark green images of bunnies and his shoes are black painted wood. Numerous brown and black strings are attached to the puppet at various points. A wooden cross bar (2007.7.471b) for the associated marionette (2007.7.471a).

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