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Marionette
2002.207.5.1
Titles: Marionette (Supplied title)
Description: Marionette in the form of a stereotyped woman wearing a buckskin outfit, used by Deborah Meader of Saint Paul, Minnesota, for the production "Creation of the World", which was performed at the 1937 Minnesota State Fair. It was created as part of the Minneapolis Handicraft Project Works Progress Administration (WPA) , with beadwork done by Ojibwe artists. See also the other puppets from this production, ID Numbers 2002.207.5.2 through 2002.207.5.6
Dates
- 1937 (Creation)
Creation
- made for: Minnesota Works Progress Administration, Minneapolis Handicraft Project
- used by: Meader, Deborah Simmons
Identifiers
- Accession Number: 2002.207.5.1
Notes
- For more information about Deborah Meader and the Deborah Meader Puppet Shop, see the Deborah Meader Papers cataloged in the Minnesota Historical Society's manuscript collection, which includes news clippings, speech notes, articles, correspondence, puppet designs, and WPA material.
Holding Type: 3D Objects
Quantity: 1 item
Format
- Content Category: artifacts
Measurements
- 17 inches height
- 6 inches width
- 2 3/4 inches depth
Subjects
- Amusements
- Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
- Ojibwe Indians
- Indians of North America
- Stereotypes (social psychology)
- Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota, United States
- Minnesota Gay State Fair
- Minnesota Works Progress Administration, Minneapolis Handicraft Project
- Meader, Deborah Simmons
- Marionette (stringed puppet)
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2002.207.5.1