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REFERENCE : MTM.2006.0006.0102

• OBJECT_HEIGHT : 1220 mm ( 4'0" in )
• OBJECT_WIDTH : 620 mm ( 2'0" in )
• OBJECT_LENGTH : 280 mm ( 0'11" in )
• OBJECT_WEIGHT : 2230 g ( 4.92 lb )

• OBJECT_REF : MTM.2006.0006.0102
• OBJECT_NAME_EN : Shoemaker
• EVENT_NAME_EN : The Bark of Hell
• OBJECT_TYPOLOGY_EN : puppet / mixed technique / body puppet
• OBJECT_DATE : 2006
• OBJECT_STORAGE_REF : B

OBJECT_MATERIAL_EN :

skeleton | wood
body/volume | sponge
head and hands | polystyrene
painting | acrylic paint
costume | various fabrics
joints | nylon tape, zinc rod
controller | wood

OBJECT_ARTISTS_EN :

• direction | Clara Ribeiro, Filipa Mesquita
• art direction | enVide neFelibata
• drawing | enVide neFelibata
• built | Clara Ribeiro, enVide neFelibata, Filipa Mesquita
• painting | enVide neFelibata
• costume | Filipa Mesquita

OBJECT_DESCRIPTION_EN :

This is a human-scale puppet, with mouth articulation and whose legs are given by the movement of the actor manipulating the figure, the actor being divided into a character and the character's companion. The manipulation of this figure requires it to be mostly facing the audience, or three-quarters of the way between the scene and the spectator.

The hands are manipulated directly by taking the figure's hand from the inside and holding it by the puppet's thumb. The manipulator's hand is thus hidden inside the puppet's hand so that it can hold objects and props. The scale of the hand is higher than the actor's hand, making it easier to hide. The mouth is manipulated by means of a mechanism called a trigger.

His apron and general brown tones support the characterization of his profession, his grotesque look, where in the interpretation he was characterized by a deep, heavy voice.