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Museu da Marioneta is dedicated to the interpretation and dissemination of the history of puppets and puppet theatres, and features various types of puppets and the different approaches they allow, focusing on Portuguese puppets.

Its estate depicts the various theatrical forms deriving from ancient traditions or from modern artistic pursuits, exploring new forms, new materials and new techniques.

Apart from one of the most important and complete collections of Portuguese traditional puppets, we also have in deposit an outstanding and wide collection of African and Southeast Asian puppets and masks belonging to the collector Francisco Capelo, with some exceptional quality oriental masks and puppets from Java, Bali, Sri Lanka, Burma, Thailand, India, Vietnam and China, preserving however the core of the most significant European and Brazilian puppet families.

As far as Portuguese puppets are concerned, we would like to point out some of its most important moments: from a rural theatre with clear popular features from travelling fairs and pavilions, to a urban theatre with some aesthetical and educational purposes and to a modern and intellectual, such as Marionetas de S. Lourenço that gave new life to a theatre and opera Portuguese tradition from the 17th century, magnificently depicted by the work of António José da Silva.

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Abanador I

Author:
Helena Vaz
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Full view
Dimensions:
80.0 x 48.0 x 15.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
195

Abanador II

Author:
Helena Vaz
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Full view
Dimensions:
80.0 x 48.0 x 15.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
196

Acem

Author:
Emin Senyer
Country:
Turkey
Manipulation technique:
Shadow Puppet
Dimensions:
34.0 x 12.0 (Height x Width)
Inventary id:
MM1392

Ahalepola

Country:
Sri Lanka
Manipulation technique:
String
Dimensions:
1.0 x 1.0 (Height x Width)
Inventary id:
MMD2353

Ahnorza Dawii – Princesa

Country:
Myanmar (Burma)
Manipulation technique:
String
Dimensions:
89.0 x 77.0 x 9.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
MMD1651

Ahpyodaw ou Dama de Honor

Country:
Myanmar (Burma)
Manipulation technique:
String
Dimensions:
47.0 x 48.0 x 7.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
MMD1660

Ajudante do Mágico (cabeça)

Author:
Carlos Chagas Ramos
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
15.0 x 10.0 x 11.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
MM1256

Aksu Wandiri

Author:
Java
Country:
Indonesia
Manipulation technique:
Rod
Inventary id:
MMD2187

Alecrim

Country:
Portugal
Dimensions:
1.0 (Height)
Inventary id:
MM1736

Almada Negreiros

Author:
Ildeberto Gama
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Full view
Dimensions:
1.0 x 1.0 (Height x Width)
Inventary id:
MM1746

Almeirim I

Author:
Manuel Rosado
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
57.0 x 34.0 x 12.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
MM1197

Almeirim II

Author:
Manuel Rosado
Country:
Portugal
Manipulation technique:
Glove
Dimensions:
57.0 x 36.0 x 11.0 (Height x Width x Depth)
Inventary id:
MM1200