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Puppet "Parras" or "Farras Abdraim (Abdrahim) - street sweeper. Uzbek

Title:

Puppet "Parras" or "Farras Abdraim (Abdrahim) - street sweeper

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek

Territory:

Turkestan Krai, Syr-Darya Oblast, city Tashkent

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Cloth, red bunting, calico, wood

Collectors-person:
Komarov P.A.
Number:

РЭМ 1313-2

Annotation:

In puppet shows, the street cleaner - parron (farosh) - was the personification of laziness and idleness, who had to be constantly forced to perform his duties.

Albums:
Traditional Uzbek puppet theater
Rus:
Кукла «Парраш» или «Фарраш Абдраим (Абдрахим) - подметальщик улиц. Узбеки