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NamePuppet, Grudge bird
ProductionPaul Jenden; maker/artist; Circa 1996; Wellington
Classificationpuppets
Materialssynthetic fibre
DimensionsApproximate: 50mm (width), 470mm (length)
Registration NumberGH017568/13
Credit linePurchased 2012
Overview
These brightly coloured but grouchy looking puppets were designed to look like Grudge birds, story book characters in The Nickle Nackle Tree by Lynley Dodd.They were brought to life when the story was made into a musical production in 1996.
They are 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 show cases New Zealand costume design, choreography, music, dance and puppetry. The show was put on in Wellington and Auckland where there were sell-out shows.