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Puppet, "Maymun" - monkey. Uzbek

Title:

Puppet, "Maymun" - monkey

Ethnic groups:

Uzbek

Territory:

Turkestan Krai, Syr-Darya Oblast, city Shymkent

Date:

late 19th century

Material:

Wood, copper, paint

Collectors-person:
Komarov P.A.
Number:

РЭМ 1272-16

Annotation:

A glove puppet (Uzbek: "kul kurchak"). In puppet shows, a monkey (Uzbek: "maymun") performed with its guide Ir-Nazar. According to the plays, he demonstrated its ability to imitate human voices and perform various funny tricks.

Rus:
Кукла «маймун» - обезьяна. Узбеки