Museum object · Tools and Equipment
Father hand puppet
1968
Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A father figure painted rubber hand puppet by Childcraft. With his arms raised, the black-haired father puppet wears a gray suit jacket, red tie, and white shirt. His blazer features two waist pockets and two buttons on each long sleeve. He has short black hair, black eyes, and red lips. The back bottom of his blazer shows the maker's mark: CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol] 1968. His sand colored rubber interior has three finger holes.
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Catalog reference: 2019.81.2.1
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