Beulah Witch hand puppet

Identifier

http://dp.la/api/items/88d6ee14514350d7ed05a9b22301c6c6

Title

Beulah Witch hand puppet

Creator

Tillstrom, Burr (creator)
Tillstrom, Burr

Date

circa 1947

Description

Hand puppet, handmade of of fabric and plastic. Head of knit cloth pulled over a form stitched from under nose to under chin and painted flesh color; turquoise and purple/blue lines at mouth and circle behind black bead eyes, with a blond wig styled with hairpiece made of red feathers and beads. Body consists of black cotton lined with white cotton with brass ring at bottom, wearing a gown of blue metallic cloth with tweed trim at head and neck; ...

Subject

Recreational artifacts (equipment)
Puppets (recreational artifacts)
Hand puppets
Puppetry (performing arts)
Television programs
Kukla, Fran & Ollie (television program)

Source

Illinois Digital Heritage Hub

Language

English

Relation

http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/utils/getthumbnail/collection/p16029coll3/id/1645

Type

physical object

References

http://digitalcollection.chicagohistory.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16029coll3/id/1645

Citation

Tillstrom, Burr (creator) and Tillstrom, Burr, “Beulah Witch hand puppet,” Center for Knit and Crochet Digital Repository, accessed September 23, 2026, https://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/items/show/8088.

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