Description
painted wood and fabric, comprised of six detachable parts forming a trick figure
Dimensions
largest component 35cm x 8cm x 12cm
Footnote
Note: One of marionette theatre's most celebrated acts, the Grand Turk, comes apart into separate little figures. Skilled manipulation of the perfectly adjusted marionette releases limbs and heads which then form several smaller characters taking on a life of their own, sometimes dancing a cotillion. Its most common incarnation was as a Turkish gentleman who transformed into the Chief Eunuch and the ladies of the Harem, but there have been many variations over the years. {Punch and Judy on the web]