Pinokiann Toy Finger Puppet made by Hazelle Rollins
date: label: Date made
content: 1935 - 1939
name: label: maker
content: Rollins, Hazelle H.
label: maker
content: Rollins, Hazelle H.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pinokio and Pinokiann are finger puppets that you can place on your hand and wiggle. They are made of painted wood and dressed in clothing that resembles traditional Dutch costume. These puppets were probably toys.
label: Description (Brief)
content: They were created by Hazelle Hedges Rollins in the late 1930s, and the puppets are in their original box with Rollins's name on the front. Originally from Kansas City, Missouri, Hazelle Rollins was a puppeteer who trained with Tony Sarg and is the creator of over 300 string, hand, and finger puppets. She holds four patents in the puppetry field, including the airplane control marionette that is easy to manipulate. By 1975, Hazelle Inc was the world's largest exclusive manufacturer of marionettes, hand, and finger puppets.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
label: made at
content: United States: Missouri, Kansas City
topic: label: Subject
content: Puppetry
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
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content: Puppets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gene and Nancy R. Krupa
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1981.1085.03
label: accession number
content: 1981.1085
label: catalog number
content: 1981.1085.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: puppet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 8 1/2 in x 4 in x 1 1/2 in; 21.59 cm x 10.16 cm x 3.81 cm