Puppet, Tittle Tattle bird

This bright pink and orange puppet was designed to look like a Tittle Tattle bird, a story book character in The Nickle Nackle Tree by Lynley Dodd. It was performed with when the story was made into a musical production in 1996.

It is part of a collection of costumes and puppets acquired in 2012 which together represent an important musical event for New Zealand children. The show not only brings to the stage a historically significant story by an iconic New Zealand author but it showcases New Zealand costume design, choreography, music, dance and puppetry. The show was put on in Wellington and Auckland where there were sell-out shows.