Father hand puppet: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

A father figure painted rubber hand puppet by Childcraft. With his arms raised, the black-haired father puppet wears a gray suit jacket, red tie, and white shirt. His blazer features two waist pockets and two buttons on each long sleeve. He has short black hair, black eyes, and red lips. The back bottom of his blazer shows the maker's mark: CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol] 1968. His sand colored rubber interior has three finger holes.

Materials, dates and provenance

• Date: 1968
• Created by: Childcraft, American
• Type: hand puppets
• Type: educational toys
• Medium: rubber and paint
• Dimensions: H x W x D: 8 11/16 × 4 15/16 × 3 7/16 in. (22 × 12.5 × 8.8 cm)
• Place used: Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
• Topic: African American
• Topic: Children
• Topic: Communication
• Topic: Education
• Topic: Families
• Topic: Identity
• Topic: Mental health
• Topic: Play
• Object number: 2019.81.2.1
• Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Janice Elzey & Steve Schnabl
• Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Sources and reuse

Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of African American History and Culture through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed. The underlying object's rights statement is: © Childraft 1968 Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.