Shadow Puppet
76-6-1
From: Greece | Athens
Curatorial Section: Historic
| Object Number | 76-6-1 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Greek |
| Provenience | Greece | Athens |
| Creator | Spatheri (uncertain) |
| Period | Modern | Early 20th Century |
| Date Made | 1900-1950 |
| Section | Historic |
| Materials | Cardboard | Paint |
| Iconography | Mechmet Tsakitzes |
| Description | Karaghiozi shadow play figure: famous hero of Greek Revolution against the Turks, Mechmet Tsakitzes, who died in the battle at Ai Soleuki (his birthplace), near Boz Gag, Western Anatolia. Painted red, green yellow on brown cardboard. Made by Evgenios Spathakis (or perhaps his father) |
| Credit Line | Gift of G. Rodger Edwards, 1976 |
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