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The Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum strives to increase the knowledge and appreciation for the art of puppetry. We have many more puppets to display than available space to present them. Our floor pieces and display cases are updated on a regular basis to guarantee that during each visit you will be presented with a new experience.April 21st, Bremerton Mayor Patty Lent signed a proclamation
declaring April 24th, 2010 National Day of Puppetry in Bremerton.
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Puppet name: MINAMOTO YORIMITSU (Center figure) Puppet name: PRINCESS TAMAYURA HIME (Left figure) Puppet name: MIKADO (Emperor) (Right figure) Click here to for more information about the gifts from our sister city of Kure, Japan. |
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ROYAL
FIGURE: Probably represents a Hindu deity
India, South India (probably from Karnataka), ca. mid 20th
century
Gift
of the Estate of Louise G. Harper NWC S219 (NWC 56.2008)
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(left) Large
Yellow Parasol. Thailand, late 20th-early 21st century;
(center) Large
Embroidered Parasol with inner and outer decorated liner
India,
late 20th-early 21st century;
(right) Large
Red Parasol. Thailand, late 20th-early 21st century.
Gifts of Dr.
Panka J. and Laurie Sharma, NWC M177-179 (NWC75.-.77.2008)
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KNIGHTS HALL.
with three panel drops
Toy Theater
Stage Drops
Denmark,
Copenhagen, early 20th century, before 1929
Printed by
Alfred Jacobsen (began printing in 1880's-died 1929)
Gift of Aurora
Valentinetti, NWC TSD005.1-.3 (NWC 103.2008.1-.3)
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NOTE: The Aurora Valentinette Puppet Museum would like to be able to share special displays of selected puppets in the collection. Institutions interested in hosting such displays should contact the museum curator.
Museum Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 11:00 PM to 4:00 PM
Send mail to ect@telebyte.com with
questions or comments about this web site.
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