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Description: | Glove puppet with a central rod. The puppet is of a mature woman with a round face - the princess' mother in the tale of Aladdin. She has round, lidded eyes and arched eyebrows, a yellow complexion and long black hair in plaits.
She is dressed in a low, square hat made from red and gold, synthetic material. A black and gold scarf made from gauze is attached behind. She is also wearing an imitation pearl necklace and a shift-robe in green and white factory made 'atlas' ikat (meaning that the fabric is made with a silk-viscose mixture; 'abras' ikat is made with a silk-cotton mixture) which is trimmed at the neck and cuffs.
This puppet (as mentioned) is one of several (2001.184; 2001.185; 2001.186; 2001.187; 2001.188) which are used in the "Aladdin" story. The "Aladdin" puppets from Samarkand are different to "Aladdin" puppets from Khiva however. The differences may reflect greater European and Russian influences.
The local term for puppet in Samarkand is KUGURUK. | Publisher: | http://www.horniman.ac.uk/ | Subjects: | plastic wood glove puppets nylon papier-mché Family and Home Uzbek metal thread pigment textile | Source: | Horniman Museum | Identifier: | oai:oai.horniman.ac.uk:object-113268 |
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