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Son hand puppet

1968

Oxford, Butler County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A son figure hand puppet by Childcraft. With his rubber arms and hands raised to his chin and neck, the son puppet wears a ribbed green sweater with white buttons. A large white “C” features at his proper left midsection. He has dark brown hair, brown eyes, and the maker's mark [CHILDCRAFT / [copyright symbol] 1968] on the back bottom of sweater. His sand colored rubber interior has three finger holes.

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-13

Catalog reference: 2019.81.1.3

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